Chapter 6 of The Delectable Mountains is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Delectable Mountains is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Pa!” His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane. Something rattled in his throat. It seemed like a suppressed chuckle. He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
Chapter 6 of The Delectable Mountains is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being very thin
From this reading “He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.”
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.”
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.”
having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
From this reading “He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “Something rattled in his throat.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Something rattled in his throat.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
being very thin
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.
having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something rattled in his throat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Pa!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Something rattled in his throat.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something rattled in his throat.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading It seemed like a suppressed chuckle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Something rattled in his throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was close to the rain-washed window-pane.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rested his chin on his hand and clawed it with bony fingers.
Chapter 6 of The Delectable Mountains by Arthur Colton holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 461 sentences of The Delectable Mountains, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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