Chapter 6 of May Iverson's Career is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of May Iverson's Career is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I nodded. Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin. I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her. There was nothing of helpless age about her now. Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
Chapter 6 of May Iverson's Career is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an experience that appalls
From this reading “Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “There was nothing of helpless age about her now.”
provoking horror
From this reading “Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “I nodded.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.”
confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
From this reading “I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.”
In this reading “Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
how long something has existed
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
an experience that appalls
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
provoking horror
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
engage in
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I nodded.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
on one occasion
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Instead there was something horrible in her silence, something appalling in the preparations she at once began to make.
confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I tethered my horse to a tree and followed her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing of helpless age about her now.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without another word, she turned and entered the cabin.
Chapter 6 of May Iverson's Career by Elizabeth Garver Jordan holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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