Chapter 6 of So Big is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of So Big is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him. Away from his hands. Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists. Let me not think of his wrists.
Chapter 6 of So Big is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.”
plural of “hair” — 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 “Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Away from his hands.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.”
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.”
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In this reading “Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Let me not think of his wrists.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.
plural of “hair” — 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 Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Away from his hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Away from his hands.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let me not think of his wrists.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me not think of his wrists.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Let me not think of his wrists.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Oh, God, keep my eyes and my thoughts away from him.
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading Let me keep my eyes and my thoughts away from the golden hairs on his wrists.
Chapter 6 of So Big by Edna Ferber holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of So Big, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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