Chapter 6 of Memories of Hawthorne is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Memories of Hawthorne is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there. Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband. Hawthorne visits the Isles of Shoals. Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well. Hawthorne visits Brunswick College, and is welcomed back there.
Chapter 6 of Memories of Hawthorne is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading “Hawthorne visits Brunswick College, and is welcomed back there.”
diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
From this reading “THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.”
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading “Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband.”
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading “Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband.”
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading “Hawthorne visits the Isles of Shoals.”
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading “THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.”
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading “Hawthorne visits the Isles of Shoals.”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hawthorne visits Brunswick College, and is welcomed back there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading Hawthorne visits Brunswick College, and is welcomed back there.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Hawthorne visits Brunswick College, and is welcomed back there.
diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
a former president
From this reading Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well.
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband.
favorable to life and growth
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well.
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading Hawthorne visits the Isles of Shoals.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well.
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne describes her husband.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hawthorne visits the Isles of Shoals.
cut or make a way through
From this reading Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well.
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading Hawthorne visits the Isles of Shoals.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
with unflagging resolve
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Hawthorne visits the Isles of Shoals.
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL CONSULATE The Wayside begins to be hospitable in earnest, and Mr. Miller, the artist, talks unceasingly there.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Hawthorne visits Brunswick College, and is welcomed back there.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Ex-President Pierce is insulted and bears it well.
Chapter 6 of Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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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