Chapter 6 of Mary is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Mary is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shall I help you?" "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you." It was a silent repast. Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day. Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
Chapter 6 of Mary is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.”
occurring from time to time
From this reading “Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.”
more often or more frequently
From this reading “"No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."”
in a polite manner
From this reading “Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a silent repast.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Shall I help you?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I help you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a silent repast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
occurring from time to time
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
more often or more frequently
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
in a polite manner
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
with speed
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It was a silent repast.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I help you?"
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was a silent repast.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "No, thank you; I have come down here oftener than you."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joergen always ate slowly, but never had he eaten so slowly as to-day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a silent repast.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mary despatched each course quickly, and then sat and watched him, making an occasional remark, which was politely answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I help you?"
Chapter 6 of Mary by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 403 sentences of Mary, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Mary by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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