Chapter 6 of Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories 1899 is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories 1899 is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?' 'Yes,' said the truthful Melanie. 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.' 'No more?' Melanie shook her black locks.
Chapter 6 of Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories 1899 is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'”
the organ of sight
From this reading “'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'”
coins made of gold
From this reading “'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'”
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading “Melanie shook her black locks.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Melanie shook her black locks.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'”
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading “'Yes,' said the truthful Melanie.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Melanie shook her black locks.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
at any time
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
the organ of sight
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
coins made of gold
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Melanie shook her black locks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading Melanie shook her black locks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes,' said the truthful Melanie.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'No more?'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No more?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Melanie shook her black locks.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
express in words
From this reading 'Tell me,' she said, 'did he ever talk of me?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Yes,' said the truthful Melanie.
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading 'Yes,' said the truthful Melanie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' said the truthful Melanie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'He tell me that yo' have hair like gold, and that your eye was blue like the sky.'
Chapter 6 of Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories 1899 by Louis Becke holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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 460 sentences of Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories 1899, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories 1899 by Louis Becke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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