Chapter 6 of The Cardinal Moth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Cardinal Moth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side. It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him. "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said. "Are you disposed towards it?" "Yes," Mrs. Benstein said, thoughtfully.
Chapter 6 of The Cardinal Moth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ruined by overcooking
From this reading “It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.”
having made preparations
From this reading “"Are you disposed towards it?"”
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
From this reading “It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.”
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
From this reading “It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “"I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “"Yes," Mrs. Benstein said, thoughtfully.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you disposed towards it?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," Mrs. Benstein said, thoughtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
having made preparations
From this reading "Are you disposed towards it?"
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "Yes," Mrs. Benstein said, thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frobisher rose and strolled back to Mrs. Benstein’s side.
in the direction of
From this reading "Are you disposed towards it?"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been impossible to guess from his face of the fiendish elation that burnt within him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Mrs. Benstein said, thoughtfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I’ve been thinking over that jewel idea I gave you," he said.
Chapter 6 of The Cardinal Moth by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White 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 Cardinal Moth, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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