Chapter 6 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot. Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous! But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him. Yass; I believe we could get Pow-ers. I do believe we could get Pow-ers."
Chapter 6 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!”
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!”
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading “The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.”
abnormally large
From this reading “Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!”
a high-ranking university administrator
From this reading “Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
lacking funds
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
force somebody to do something
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do believe we could get Pow-ers."
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
abnormally large
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
a high-ranking university administrator
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, "It's monstrous!" the Provost broke out in solemn anger; "I declare it's perfectly monstrous!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
up to a particular time
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The bodies watched Gourlay in silence until he was out of earshot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I believe we could get Pow-ers to compel him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yass; I believe we could get Pow-ers.
Chapter 6 of The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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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