Chapter 6 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS. "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told? We were fellow-mortals, nought beside?" R. BROWNING. "I CERTAINLY am surprised!
Chapter 6 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “R. BROWNING.”
past form of “diverge” — move or draw apart
From this reading “"And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?”
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading “"And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?”
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"I CERTAINLY am surprised!”
three times
From this reading “"And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “"And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?”
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.
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In this reading “"And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I CERTAINLY am surprised!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
for the reason that
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
next to; at the side of
From this reading We were fellow-mortals, nought beside?"
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading R. BROWNING.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I CERTAINLY am surprised!
past form of “diverge” — move or draw apart
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were fellow-mortals, nought beside?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS.
and nothing more
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. BROWNING.
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS RESULTS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "I CERTAINLY am surprised!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
three times
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were fellow-mortals, nought beside?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were fellow-mortals, nought beside?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "And just because I was thrice as old, And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told?
Chapter 6 of Miss Devereux, spinster by Agnes Giberne holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 212 sentences of Miss Devereux, spinster, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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