Chapter 6 of Philippa is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Philippa is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly. “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you. Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.” Michael again raised his eyebrow’s. “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
Chapter 6 of Philippa is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading ““And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?”
in a brisk manner
From this reading ““Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading ““Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading ““And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “Michael again raised his eyebrow’s.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.””
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.
In this reading “Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.””
In this reading ““And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?”
In this reading ““Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
anew
From this reading Michael again raised his eyebrow’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
any person at all
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
in a brisk manner
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Michael again raised his eyebrow’s.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Michael again raised his eyebrow’s.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you.
and nothing more
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Michael again raised his eyebrow’s.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Michael again raised his eyebrow’s.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
express in words
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, that is quite easy to explain, sir,” replied the housekeeper, briskly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Just to keep her secret, in short, for the two or three days that remain.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you.
which person or people
From this reading “And after that—shall I be at liberty to tell anybody who cares to hear?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is _not_ to do that we ask of you.
Chapter 6 of Philippa by Mrs. Molesworth holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Philippa, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Philippa by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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How to work through Philippa section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Philippa, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
