Chapter 6 of The Gate of the Giant Scissors is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 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 Gate of the Giant Scissors is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOYCE PLAYS GHOST. Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live. Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market. He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him. Monsieur was coming home.
Chapter 6 of The Gate of the Giant Scissors is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “JOYCE PLAYS GHOST.”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading “JOYCE PLAYS GHOST.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “JOYCE PLAYS GHOST.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading JOYCE PLAYS GHOST.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading JOYCE PLAYS GHOST.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading JOYCE PLAYS GHOST.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He had met Henri on the road and heard it from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur Ciseaux was coming home to live.
at the time that
From this reading Gabriel brought the news when he came back from market.
Chapter 6 of The Gate of the Giant Scissors by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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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