Chapter 6 of The Ambassadors is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Ambassadors is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He laughed out. “Beautifully!” “Ah that doesn’t tell me. However, it doesn’t matter—I know. It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
Chapter 6 of The Ambassadors is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading ““Beautifully!””
clean or organized
From this reading “It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.”
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.”
extremely
From this reading “It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.”
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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 It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah that doesn’t tell me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading “Beautifully!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah that doesn’t tell me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed out.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it doesn’t matter—I know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, it doesn’t matter—I know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it doesn’t matter—I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading However, it doesn’t matter—I know.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed out.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading However, it doesn’t matter—I know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah that doesn’t tell me.
clean or organized
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He laughed out.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
express in words
From this reading “Ah that doesn’t tell me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah that doesn’t tell me.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
extremely
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
a Caucasian
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
but in spite of that
From this reading It’s tremendously neat—a real reproach; quite remarkably thick and without, as yet, a single strand of white.
Chapter 6 of The Ambassadors by Henry James holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 234 sentences of The Ambassadors, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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