Chapter 6 of The Devil is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Devil is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder. Then he sat up impatiently. "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked. "Why did you come here?" "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
Chapter 6 of The Devil is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Then he sat up impatiently.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.”
having come into contact
From this reading “Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
for the reason that
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why did you come here?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he sat up impatiently.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Why did you come here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Then he sat up impatiently.
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From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
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From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
not any; not one
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
above and across; more than
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he sat up impatiently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sat up impatiently.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
having come into contact
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
up to a particular time
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he sat up impatiently.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Karl paid no attention to Mimi until she walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
during the time that
From this reading "Are you ashamed because I came while all those people were here?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why did you come here?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you come here?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did I not promise to call at your house?" he asked.
Chapter 6 of The Devil by Joseph O'Brien holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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