Chapter 6 of The aristocrats is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The aristocrats is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I find her very refreshing, Polly. I have not written much about Mr. N. lately. But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours. It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting. Well--heaven knows.
Chapter 6 of The aristocrats is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Well--heaven knows.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.”
in the recent past
From this reading “I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.”
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading “I find her very refreshing, Polly.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.”
hard to endure
From this reading “It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.”
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 “But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find her very refreshing, Polly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Well--heaven knows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I find her very refreshing, Polly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find her very refreshing, Polly.
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From this reading But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Well--heaven knows.
in the recent past
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
not any; not one
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I find her very refreshing, Polly.
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading I find her very refreshing, Polly.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
hard to endure
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
the act of using
From this reading It is no use trying to avoid him--and he certainly is interesting.
precisely as stated
From this reading I find her very refreshing, Polly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well--heaven knows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I’ve talked with him!--hours and hours and hours.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have not written much about Mr. N. lately.
Chapter 6 of The aristocrats by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 444 sentences of The aristocrats, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The aristocrats by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 444 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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