Chapter 6 of Sussex Gorse: The Story of a Fight is here in full — 1584 sentences across 317 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Sussex Gorse: The Story of a Fight is here in full — 1584 sentences across 317 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALMOST UNDER § 1. Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks. Those five minutes had been too much for him. He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand. Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
Chapter 6 of Sussex Gorse: The Story of a Fight is here in full — 1584 sentences across 317 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.”
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.”
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading “Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.”
in a vague way
From this reading “Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.”
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In this reading “Those five minutes had been too much for him.”
In this reading “Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.”
In this reading “Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.”
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From this reading ALMOST UNDER § 1.
later than; following
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
anew
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
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From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ALMOST UNDER § 1.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Those five minutes had been too much for him.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ALMOST UNDER § 1.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
in a vague way
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Reuben did not go back to Cheat Land for several weeks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Besides, he felt vaguely that after what had happened Alice would not want to see him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would never again risk putting himself in the power of things he did not understand.
Chapter 6 of Sussex Gorse: The Story of a Fight by Sheila Kaye-Smith holds 1584 sentences, grouped into 317 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 1584 sentences of Sussex Gorse: The Story of a Fight, unabridged, divided into 317 reading sections.
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