Chapter 6 of The defender is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The defender is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly. His heart was troubled as he thought of the children. Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone. For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away. “Poor woman!
Chapter 6 of The defender is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a brisk manner
From this reading “Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Poor woman!”
In this reading “Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
in a brisk manner
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
go away from a place
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
and nothing more
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor woman!
with speed
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For the closest neighbor, he knew, lived not less than half a mile away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Night comes quickly in the north, so Turgen walked briskly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Only extreme want could have forced Marfa to leave them alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His heart was troubled as he thought of the children.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Poor woman!
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