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Chapter 10 of Sixpenny Pieces is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation. "She HAS TOLD ME ALL. Come in and see her." Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken. There was an awful quiet in the room.
Chapter 10 of Sixpenny Pieces is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “"You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “There was an awful quiet in the room.”
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading “Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.”
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading “Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.”
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading “"You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.”
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading “"You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.”
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 “Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.”
In this reading “There was an awful quiet in the room.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Come in and see her."”
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 Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
(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 "She HAS TOLD ME ALL.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an awful quiet in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come in and see her."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading There was an awful quiet in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in and see her."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She HAS TOLD ME ALL.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Come in and see her."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in and see her."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She HAS TOLD ME ALL.
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading There was an awful quiet in the room.
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was an awful quiet in the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Come in and see her."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She HAS TOLD ME ALL.
not in physical motion
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was an awful quiet in the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She HAS TOLD ME ALL.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Prudence had flung herself down upon a grimy sugar-box, and lay there, still and bruised and broken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an awful quiet in the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are referring to——" "Prudence—Prudence," responded Baffin, with agitation.
Chapter 10 of Sixpenny Pieces by A. Neil (Albert Neil) Lyons holds 409 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 10 holds 409 sentences of Sixpenny Pieces, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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