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Chapter 6 of The Home Mission is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Charley stopped crying at once. Mrs. Stanley went out with him. As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you! If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!" The cake was given.
Chapter 6 of The Home Mission is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “The cake was given.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Charley stopped crying at once.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!"”
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading “Mrs. Stanley went out with him.”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!”
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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 As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
anew
From this reading If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charley stopped crying at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading The cake was given.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charley stopped crying at once.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!"
demanding attention
From this reading Charley stopped crying at once.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The cake was given.
the act of giving
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Stanley went out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Stanley went out with him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
on one occasion
From this reading Charley stopped crying at once.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs. Stanley went out with him.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading If you come into the parlour again, I'll skin you!"
in the near future
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading Mrs. Stanley went out with him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Charley stopped crying at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mrs. Stanley went out with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Stanley went out with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as she was far enough from the parlour not to be heard, she took Charley by the shoulders, and giving him a violent shake, said-- "You little rebel, you!
Chapter 6 of The Home Mission by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 421 sentences of The Home Mission, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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