Chapter 6 of The Immortal is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 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 Immortal is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night she could not sleep. Eight hundred pounds! eight hundred pounds! The words went to and fro in her head. Where were they to be found? To whom could she apply?
Chapter 6 of The Immortal is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “To whom could she apply?”
being one more than seven
From this reading “Eight hundred pounds! eight hundred pounds!”
set up or found
From this reading “Where were they to be found?”
ten 10s
From this reading “Eight hundred pounds! eight hundred pounds!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “That night she could not sleep.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Eight hundred pounds! eight hundred pounds!”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “That night she could not sleep.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “The words went to and fro in her head.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading To whom could she apply?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where were they to be found?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That night she could not sleep.
being one more than seven
From this reading Eight hundred pounds! eight hundred pounds!
set up or found
From this reading Where were they to be found?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
ten 10s
From this reading Eight hundred pounds! eight hundred pounds!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night she could not sleep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That night she could not sleep.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Eight hundred pounds! eight hundred pounds!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That night she could not sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading That night she could not sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night she could not sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where were they to be found?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where were they to be found?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where were they to be found?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom could she apply?
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words went to and fro in her head.
Chapter 6 of The Immortal by Alphonse Daudet holds 300 sentences, grouped into 60 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 300 sentences of The Immortal, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Immortal by Alphonse Daudet exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 300 sentences, grouped into 60 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 60 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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