Chapter 6 of Original Short Stories — Volume 06 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Original Short Stories — Volume 06 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“'I was put to bed. I had brain fever. “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone. “'I exclaimed: “'My son? Where is my son?
Chapter 6 of Original Short Stories — Volume 06 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 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.
next to; at the side of
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “I had brain fever.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““'I exclaimed: “'My son?”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “I had brain fever.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
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 “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
later than; following
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I had brain fever.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “'I exclaimed: “'My son?
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading I had brain fever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had brain fever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is my son?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
cut with a saw
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
a male human offspring
From this reading “'I exclaimed: “'My son?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
at the time that
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is my son?
Chapter 6 of Original Short Stories — Volume 06 by Guy de Maupassant holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 176 sentences of Original Short Stories — Volume 06, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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