Chapter 6 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why not? I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy. I'm nearly crazy now.” “What did Saunders say?” “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
Chapter 6 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading ““If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.””
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ““If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.””
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.””
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.”
express in words
From this reading ““What did Saunders say?””
express in words
From this reading “I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did Saunders say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm nearly crazy now.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “If he didn't know Clark was dead, he'd say it was Clark.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'm nearly crazy now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What did Saunders say?”
express in words
From this reading “What did Saunders say?”
express in words
From this reading I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did Saunders say?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you, Bev, I was nearly crazy.
Chapter 6 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 225 sentences of The Breaking Point, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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