Chapter 6 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No; but it's very pretty. Would you allow me to see it?” Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her. Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them. Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.
Chapter 6 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “Would you allow me to see it?””
a hole through which buttons are pushed
From this reading “Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.”
-ing form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading “Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Would you allow me to see it?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No; but it's very pretty.
a hole through which buttons are pushed
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.
-ing form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would you allow me to see it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; but it's very pretty.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you allow me to see it?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No; but it's very pretty.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “No; but it's very pretty.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Would you allow me to see it?”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Disengaging the flower from his buttonhole he handed it to her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you allow me to see it?”
communicated in words
From this reading Suddenly the lady uttered a little cry.
precisely as stated
From this reading “No; but it's very pretty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Oddly enough, it seemed to him that half the table was watching and listening to them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you allow me to see it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you allow me to see it?”
Chapter 6 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories by Bret Harte holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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 375 sentences of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories by Bret Harte exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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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