Chapter 6 of The Channings: A Story is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 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 Channings: A Story is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Old Judith sat in her kitchen. Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought. Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness. She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself. “It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!
Chapter 6 of The Channings: A Story is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.”
having no employment
From this reading “Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.”
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading ““It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!”
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
From this reading “Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Old Judith sat in her kitchen.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.”
speech you make to yourself
From this reading “She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.”
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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 Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Judith sat in her kitchen.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.
having no employment
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Judith sat in her kitchen.
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading “It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Old Judith sat in her kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Old Judith sat in her kitchen.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Judith sat in her kitchen.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Old Judith sat in her kitchen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.
speech you make to yourself
From this reading She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!
a special situation
From this reading “It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rare indeed was it to catch Judith indulging in a moment’s idleness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hands were clasped upon her knees, and her head was bent in thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She appeared to be holding soliloquy with herself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “It’s the most incomprehensible thing in the world!
Chapter 6 of The Channings: A Story by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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 288 sentences of The Channings: A Story, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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