Chapter 6 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 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 Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But--it's beautiful--alive and real. What more does he want?" "The stamp of his personality." "Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right." "I'm glad you like it."
Chapter 6 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing life
From this reading “"But--it's beautiful--alive and real.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “"But--it's beautiful--alive and real.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"I'm glad you like it."”
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading “"The stamp of his personality."”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “"But--it's beautiful--alive and real.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right."”
walk heavily
From this reading “"The stamp of his personality."”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What more does he want?"”
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possessing life
From this reading "But--it's beautiful--alive and real.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But--it's beautiful--alive and real.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "But--it's beautiful--alive and real.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But--it's beautiful--alive and real.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What more does he want?"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm glad you like it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What more does he want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The stamp of his personality."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm glad you like it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--it's beautiful--alive and real.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'm glad you like it."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What more does he want?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The stamp of his personality."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right."
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading "The stamp of his personality."
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "But--it's beautiful--alive and real.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, he'd _stamp_ on it all right."
walk heavily
From this reading "The stamp of his personality."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The stamp of his personality."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What more does he want?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What more does he want?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm glad you like it."
Chapter 6 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck by May Sinclair holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Mr. Waddington of Wyck, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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