Chapter 6 of The Explorer is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Explorer is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying. 'Do you think I want to live?' The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady. 'You must live for my sake.' 'Don't you hate me?' he asked.
Chapter 6 of The Explorer is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “'Don't you hate me?' he asked.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.”
make steady
From this reading “The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.”
causing extreme terror
From this reading “He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.”
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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 He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Don't you hate me?' he asked.
have
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Do you think I want to live?'
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From this reading 'Don't you hate me?' he asked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading 'Don't you hate me?' he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Do you think I want to live?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading 'Do you think I want to live?'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Don't you hate me?' he asked.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
a particular point in time
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'You must live for my sake.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'You must live for my sake.'
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading 'You must live for my sake.'
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
make steady
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
in a strange manner
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
causing extreme terror
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pain seemed almost greater than Lucy could bear, and for a moment she had to remain silent so that her voice might grow steady.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Do you think I want to live?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Do you think I want to live?'
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'Do you think I want to live?'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
at the time that
From this reading He gave her a long, searching look; and when he spoke, his voice had a hollowness in it that was strangely terrifying.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Do you think I want to live?'
Chapter 6 of The Explorer by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The Explorer, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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