Chapter 6 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE WEEKS TOO LATE. _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_. _De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_. Distance all value enhances! When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
Chapter 6 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.”
(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
From this reading “_Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.”
third-person singular of “enhance” — increase
From this reading “Distance all value enhances!”
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.”
most important element
From this reading “_De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_.”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “Distance all value enhances!”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “THREE WEEKS TOO LATE.”
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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 a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
(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 Distance all value enhances!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
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From this reading _De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Distance all value enhances!
third-person singular of “enhance” — increase
From this reading Distance all value enhances!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THREE WEEKS TOO LATE.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
most important element
From this reading _De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
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From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading _De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _De la main à la bouche se perd souvent la soupe_.
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE WEEKS TOO LATE.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading THREE WEEKS TOO LATE.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Distance all value enhances!
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THREE WEEKS TOO LATE.
at the time that
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading When a man's busy, why, leisure Strikes him as wonderful pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Qui va à la chasse perd sa place_.
Chapter 6 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel by Miriam Coles Harris holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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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