Chapter 6 of The Glimpses of the Moon is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Glimpses of the Moon is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear. “What’s wrong with it? Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands. “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy. Let me have it a minute, please.”
Chapter 6 of The Glimpses of the Moon is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.”
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading “Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.”
possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.”
in an irresponsible manner
From this reading “Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.”
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.”
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In this reading “Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.”
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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 Let me have it a minute, please.”
quickly and without warning
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let me have it a minute, please.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
in an irresponsible manner
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What’s wrong with it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me have it a minute, please.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Let me have it a minute, please.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
above and across; more than
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Let me have it a minute, please.”
on the contrary
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
unstable by being overloaded at the top
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Junie helped me choose it, and she generally knows,” Mrs. Fulmer wailed with helpless hands.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
be dressed in
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s wrong with it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Susy stood up abruptly, and straightened the expensive hat which hung irresponsibly over Grace’s left ear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What’s wrong with it?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “What’s wrong with it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s the way you wear it, dearest--and the bow is rather top-heavy.
Chapter 6 of The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton holds 407 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 407 sentences of The Glimpses of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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