Chapter 6 of The Exiles and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Exiles and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, miss, they are for sale. The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five." "Twenty-nine pounds!" Helen gasped. That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
Chapter 6 of The Exiles and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading “That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.”
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Helen gasped.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen gasped.”
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “"Yes, miss, they are for sale.”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."”
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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 That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
the state of being absent
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, miss, they are for sale.
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
psychological suffering
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
having the place or position changed
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, miss, they are for sale.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Helen gasped.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen gasped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Yes, miss, they are for sale.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
a particular instance of selling
From this reading "Yes, miss, they are for sale.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, miss, they are for sale.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
being five more than twenty
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading "Twenty-nine pounds!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
look attentively
From this reading The ring is four pounds and the watch twenty-five."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That was more money than she had in the world, but the fact did not distress her, for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money, and the absence of it had never disturbed her.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, miss, they are for sale.
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