Chapter 6 of Red and White is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Red and White is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was growing dusk already. Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall. No one would miss her there. She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern. True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
Chapter 6 of Red and White is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “It was growing dusk already.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.”
great merriment
From this reading “Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.”
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading “Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.”
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 “It was growing dusk already.”
trace
In this reading “She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.”
temporarily
In this reading “Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.”
In this reading “Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.”
In this reading “True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was growing dusk already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was growing dusk already.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was growing dusk already.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one would miss her there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dusk already.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
great merriment
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading No one would miss her there.
a particular point in time
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
not any; not one
From this reading No one would miss her there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one would miss her there.
above and across; more than
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
in or at that place or location
From this reading No one would miss her there.
bound or secured closely
From this reading She tied a hood over her head, and ran down to the little postern.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading True to his appointment, the Duke was walking slowly up and down, muffled in his cloak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growing dusk already.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Agnes listened for a moment to the sounds of mirth which came surging from the hall.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one would miss her there.
Chapter 6 of Red and White by Emily Sarah Holt holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Red and White, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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