Chapter 6 of Stories from Dickens is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Stories from Dickens is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh! He did remember it! The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound. He knew now what he had done. He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
Chapter 6 of Stories from Dickens is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.”
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.”
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading “The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.”
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In this reading “The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.”
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of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did remember it!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He knew now what he had done.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
knowledge of an event before it occurs
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did remember it!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did remember it!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew now what he had done.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He knew now what he had done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
To recall to mind.
From this reading He did remember it!
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He knew now what he had done.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He knew now that he had called down that upon his head, which bowed it lower than the heaviest stroke of fortune.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The rain that fell upon the roof, the wind that mourned outside the door, had foreknowledge in their melancholy sound.
Chapter 6 of Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Stories from Dickens, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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