Chapter 6 of The Driver is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 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 Driver is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind. There were yet lower depths of insolvency. The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages. Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it. Hope of profit was abandoned.
Chapter 6 of The Driver is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Hope of profit was abandoned.”
a state of complete lack of some abstract property
From this reading “Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.”
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
From this reading “The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.”
the lack of financial resources
From this reading “There were yet lower depths of insolvency.”
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading “Hope of profit was abandoned.”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.”
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 “A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.”
In this reading “The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.”
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 A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Hope of profit was abandoned.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
a state of complete lack of some abstract property
From this reading Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading There were yet lower depths of insolvency.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope of profit was abandoned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
an instinctive motive
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
the lack of financial resources
From this reading There were yet lower depths of insolvency.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading There were yet lower depths of insolvency.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were yet lower depths of insolvency.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Hope of profit was abandoned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bankruptcy ceased to be a disgrace, there was so much of it.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were yet lower depths of insolvency.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The passion to touch them was like the impulse to collective suicide in the Dark Ages.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were yet lower depths of insolvency.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading A GIANT IN BABY SWEAT i Steadily the American giant grew worse in his mind.
but in spite of that
From this reading There were yet lower depths of insolvency.
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