Chapter 6 of Stories That End Well is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Stories That End Well is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company. There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice. "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity. "I am glad to get to a shelter. By the way, I hear this is a dry town.
Chapter 6 of Stories That End Well is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “By the way, I hear this is a dry town.”
your parents
From this reading “"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “"I am glad to get to a shelter.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.”
not lessened or diminished
From this reading “"It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.”
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.
a period of unusually cold weather
In this reading “"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.”
In this reading “"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.”
In this reading “There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.”
In this reading “"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.”
In this reading “There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.”
In this reading “"Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “By the way, I hear this is a dry town.”
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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 There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad to get to a shelter.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, I hear this is a dry town.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading By the way, I hear this is a dry town.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
your parents
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I am glad to get to a shelter.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I am glad to get to a shelter.
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading By the way, I hear this is a dry town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am glad to get to a shelter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the way, I hear this is a dry town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading "I am glad to get to a shelter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
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From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By the way, I hear this is a dry town.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading By the way, I hear this is a dry town.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
not lessened or diminished
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
except if; if not
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
characterized by high spirits and animation
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a thrill of some strong feeling in his deep voice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Too cold weather for folks to travel unless they're wanted bad!" said the gray-haired man on the edge of the company.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "It does seem that way," agreed the young man with undiminished vivacity.
Chapter 6 of Stories That End Well by Octave Thanet holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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