Chapter 6 of The Fair Rewards is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 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 Fair Rewards is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?” “Jutland. It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy. Olive’s at church.” “I thought she was agnostic?”
Chapter 6 of The Fair Rewards is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
From this reading ““I thought she was agnostic?””
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?””
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Olive’s at church.””
peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
From this reading ““Jutland.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?””
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?””
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?””
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’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.
someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
From this reading “I thought she was agnostic?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
From this reading It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Olive’s at church.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought she was agnostic?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.
and nothing more
From this reading It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.
peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
From this reading “Jutland.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive’s at church.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought she was agnostic?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s just the Bath, not a baronetcy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought she was agnostic?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought she was agnostic?”
at the time that
From this reading Gurdy laughed down at her and asked, “When did Mrs. Ilden get to be Lady Ilden?”
Chapter 6 of The Fair Rewards by Thomas Beer holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Fair Rewards, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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