Chapter 6 of The Californians is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 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 Californians is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila. "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted." "I can answer for myself," said Rose. "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper." "I never was spanked," murmured Tiny.
Chapter 6 of The Californians is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading “"Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."”
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “"I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."”
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading “"Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."”
great merriment
From this reading “"Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “"Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."”
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading “"I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."”
past form of “spank” — give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
From this reading “"I never was spanked," murmured Tiny.”
very small
From this reading “"I never was spanked," murmured Tiny.”
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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 "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
react verbally
From this reading "I can answer for myself," said Rose.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
ruined by overcooking
From this reading "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can answer for myself," said Rose.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I can answer for myself," said Rose.
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
great merriment
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can answer for myself," said Rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
immediately past
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I never was spanked," murmured Tiny.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I can answer for myself," said Rose.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never was spanked," murmured Tiny.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can answer for myself," said Rose.
express in words
From this reading "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
past form of “spank” — give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
From this reading "I never was spanked," murmured Tiny.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
very small
From this reading "I never was spanked," murmured Tiny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I may say that the memory was burnt in with a slipper."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Helena and Rose shrieked with such hilarity that the horses bolted."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember the last time we went to the hills?" asked Ila.
Chapter 6 of The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Californians, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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