Chapter 6 of New Bodies for Old is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of New Bodies for Old is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole. Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so. Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there. How had I got in there? In the simplest manner possible.
Chapter 6 of New Bodies for Old is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wait in hiding to attack
From this reading ““THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.”
of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
From this reading “Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.”
with jealousy
From this reading “Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.”
the hole where a key is inserted
From this reading ““THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.”
an insane person
From this reading ““THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.”
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.”
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “In the simplest manner possible.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.”
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.
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
In this reading “Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.”
In this reading “In the simplest manner possible.”
In this reading ““THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
divisible by two
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
the organ of sight
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How had I got in there?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How had I got in there?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
with jealousy
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
the hole where a key is inserted
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
an insane person
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the simplest manner possible.
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading In the simplest manner possible.
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading In the simplest manner possible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh! it was not easy, or it did not appear so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
at the time that
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Never had the left wing of Fonval been so jealously closed, even in the days when the monks had been cloistered there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “THE MADMAN” A week later on, I was in ambush behind the door of my former bedroom--the yellow one--with my eye to the keyhole.
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