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Original Short Stories — Volume 13
Original Short Stories — Volume 13

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Original Short Stories — Volume 13 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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What could one say about this one?
She was at home and alone.
Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.
She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.
She alone lived in it, filled it, gave it life.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Original Short Stories — Volume 13

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Original Short Stories — Volume 13 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
What could one say about this one?
/wʌt kʊd wʌn seɪ əˈbaʊt ðɪs wʌn/
Line 2
She was at home and alone.
/ʃiː wɑːz æt hoʊm ənd əˈloʊn/
Line 3
Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.
/jes ʃiː wɑːz əˈloʊn fɔːr ʃiː wɑːz ˈsmaɪlɪŋ æz wʌn smaɪlz wen ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪn ˈsɑːlətuːd ʌv ˈsʌmθɪŋ sæd ɔːr swiːt ənd nɑːt æz wʌn smaɪlz wen wʌn ɪz ˈbiːɪŋ wɑːtʃt/
Line 4
She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.
/ʃiː siːmd soʊ mʌtʃ əˈloʊn ənd soʊ mʌtʃ æt hoʊm ðæt ʃiː meɪd ðə hoʊl lɑːrdʒ əˈpɑːrtmənt siːm ˌæbsəˈluːtli ˈempti/
Line 5
She alone lived in it, filled it, gave it life.
/ʃiː əˈloʊn lɪvd ɪn ɪt fɪld ɪt ɡeɪv ɪt laɪf/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

absolutely adverb US /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.”

apartment noun US /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading “She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.”

empty verb US /ˈempti/

make void or empty of contents

From this reading “She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.”

sad adjective US /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading “Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.”

smiles noun US /smaɪlz/

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading “Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.”

smiling noun US /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading “Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.”

solitude noun US /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading “Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.”

watched verb US /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading “Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading What could one say about this one?

absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading She was at home and alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She was at home and alone.

apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was at home and alone.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading What could one say about this one?

emptyverbUS /ˈempti/

make void or empty of contents

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading She alone lived in it, filled it, gave it life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She alone lived in it, filled it, gave it life.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She was at home and alone.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She alone lived in it, filled it, gave it life.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She alone lived in it, filled it, gave it life.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading She alone lived in it, filled it, gave it life.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading What could one say about this one?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading What could one say about this one?

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was at home and alone.

smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading What could one say about this one?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was at home and alone.

watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What could one say about this one?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading She seemed so much alone and so much at home that she made the whole large apartment seem absolutely empty.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, she was alone, for she was smiling as one smiles when thinking in solitude of something sad or sweet, and not as one smiles when one is being watched.

Chapter 6 of Original Short Stories — Volume 13 by Guy de Maupassant holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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