Chapter 6 of The Deemster is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 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 Deemster is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss. The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart. His own son disappointed the Deemster. He seemed to have no joy in him. Ewan was quiet, and his father thought him a milksop.
Chapter 6 of The Deemster is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not functioning properly
From this reading “DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.”
a special loved one
From this reading “The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “His own son disappointed the Deemster.”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.”
a boy or man
From this reading “The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.”
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
From this reading “DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.”
aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
From this reading “The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.”
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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In this reading “DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.”
In this reading “His own son disappointed the Deemster.”
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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 DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
not functioning properly
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
a special loved one
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading His own son disappointed the Deemster.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ewan was quiet, and his father thought him a milksop.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Ewan was quiet, and his father thought him a milksop.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have no joy in him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His own son disappointed the Deemster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He seemed to have no joy in him.
a boy or man
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
From this reading Ewan was quiet, and his father thought him a milksop.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
not any; not one
From this reading He seemed to have no joy in him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His own son disappointed the Deemster.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Ewan was quiet, and his father thought him a milksop.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to have no joy in him.
a male human offspring
From this reading His own son disappointed the Deemster.
aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
From this reading The spice of mischief in the lad made him the darling of the Deemster's heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ewan was quiet, and his father thought him a milksop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to have no joy in him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DANNY THE MADCAP Now, Danny was a great favorite with the Deemster, and nothing that he could do was amiss.
Chapter 6 of The Deemster by Hall, Sir Caine holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 236 sentences of The Deemster, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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