Chapter 6 of Stories of Tragedy 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 of Tragedy is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.” She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord. He took her hand with an air of kindness. She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room. “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
Chapter 6 of Stories of Tragedy is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ““But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.””
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading ““But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.””
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading ““But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.””
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “He took her hand with an air of kindness.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.”
return to an original state
From this reading ““I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.””
-ing form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.””
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.
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In this reading “She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.”
In this reading “She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.”
In this reading “He took her hand with an air of kindness.”
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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 “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He took her hand with an air of kindness.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He took her hand with an air of kindness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
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 “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He took her hand with an air of kindness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took her hand with an air of kindness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading He took her hand with an air of kindness.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
return to an original state
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
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From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But Mr. ——,” said his daughter, “alas! my father, he shall be a Christian before he dies.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
-ing form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I have been thanking God,” said the good La Roche, “for my recovery.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She drew it away from him in silence, threw down her eyes to the ground, and left the room.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took her hand with an air of kindness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was interrupted by the arrival of their landlord.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took her hand with an air of kindness.
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