Chapter 6 of The Chestermarke Instinct is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Chestermarke Instinct is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner. "I don't know!" he said. "I know--nothing!" "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl. "Beyond what you've been told--exactly," replied Neale.
Chapter 6 of The Chestermarke Instinct is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.”
thoroughgoing
From this reading “ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Beyond what you've been told--exactly," replied Neale.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.”
held up in the air
From this reading “ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.”
someone who asks a question
From this reading “ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.”
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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 ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know!" he said.
thoroughgoing
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Beyond what you've been told--exactly," replied Neale.
a young female
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know!" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know!" he said.
held up in the air
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I know--nothing!"
someone who asks a question
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Beyond what you've been told--exactly," replied Neale.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't know!" he said.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ELLERSDEANE HOLLOW Neale dropped into a chair and lifted a despairing countenance to his downright questioner.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is--beyond what I've already been told?" suggested the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beyond what you've been told--exactly," replied Neale.
Chapter 6 of The Chestermarke Instinct by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 174 sentences of The Chestermarke Instinct, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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