Chapter 6 of McTeague: A Story of San Francisco is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 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 McTeague: A Story of San Francisco is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No, Trina did not know. “Do I love him? Do I love him?” A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days. At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
Chapter 6 of McTeague: A Story of San Francisco is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
plural of “doubt” — uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be able to accommodate for sleeping
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
From this reading “At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.”
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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 A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No, Trina did not know.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do I love him?
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
in a joyous manner
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
only a very short time before
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do I love him?
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do I love him?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No, Trina did not know.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Do I love him?
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
not any; not one
From this reading No, Trina did not know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, Trina did not know.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
coated with paint
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
extremely painful
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
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From this reading No, Trina did not know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A thousand times she put the question to herself during the next two or three days.
a Caucasian
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At night she hardly slept, but lay broad awake for hours in her little, gayly painted bed, with its white netting, torturing herself with doubts and questions.
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