Chapter 6 of The Clock and the Key is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Clock and the Key is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The day following I was strangely depressed. I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt. Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me. And the duke–frankly, I feared him. Jacqueline had so obviously admired him.
Chapter 6 of The Clock and the Key is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regarded with admiration
From this reading “Jacqueline had so obviously admired him.”
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me.”
lower than previously
From this reading “The day following I was strangely depressed.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “And the duke–frankly, I feared him.”
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading “I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Jacqueline had so obviously admired him.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “The day following I was strangely depressed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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regarded with admiration
From this reading Jacqueline had so obviously admired him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day following I was strangely depressed.
lower than previously
From this reading The day following I was strangely depressed.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading And the duke–frankly, I feared him.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading And the duke–frankly, I feared him.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The day following I was strangely depressed.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading And the duke–frankly, I feared him.
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the duke–frankly, I feared him.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The day following I was strangely depressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacqueline had so obviously admired him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Jacqueline had so obviously admired him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I had run the gantlet of hope and doubt.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jacqueline had so obviously admired him.
in a strange manner
From this reading The day following I was strangely depressed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day following I was strangely depressed.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Jacqueline’s various moods had baffled me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day following I was strangely depressed.
Chapter 6 of The Clock and the Key by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Vesey holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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