Chapter 6 of Reuben Stone's discovery is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Reuben Stone's discovery is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOT WORDS. I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one. His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself. He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge. This, to say the least, was peculiar.
Chapter 6 of Reuben Stone's discovery is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.”
tending to domineer
From this reading “His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.”
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading “I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “This, to say the least, was peculiar.”
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.”
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 “I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.”
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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 I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
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From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
tending to domineer
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
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From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading HOT WORDS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading This, to say the least, was peculiar.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading This, to say the least, was peculiar.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
express in words
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
carry out
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, to say the least, was peculiar.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, to say the least, was peculiar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His manner was domineering, and evidently he intended to conduct matters to suit himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot say that my first impression of Mr. Enos Norton was a favorable one.
the words that are spoken
From this reading HOT WORDS.
but in spite of that
From this reading He knew nothing at all about running a mill, yet he expected to take sole charge.
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