Chapter 6 of Spring Days is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Spring Days is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How are you this evening? Come to see the piece again?” “Come to see you.” “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her. A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
Chapter 6 of Spring Days is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.”
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading ““Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading ““Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading ““Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.”
on a floor above
From this reading “A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.”
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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 A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
later than; following
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
anew
From this reading Come to see the piece again?”
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are you this evening?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to see the piece again?”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “How are you this evening?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How are you this evening?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Come to see the piece again?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Come to see the piece again?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come to see the piece again?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “How are you this evening?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come to see the piece again?”
on a floor above
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A few moments after the bell rang, and Frank went upstairs annoyed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Get along; I don't believe you,” she said, and she passed back to her place, and continued talking to the soldier as steadily as her many occupations would allow her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are you this evening?
Chapter 6 of Spring Days by George Moore holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 402 sentences of Spring Days, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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