Chapter 6 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The years sped. In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty. The governess had left three years ago. Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant. Already that curate had had preferment.
Chapter 6 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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present in great quantity
From this reading “Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.”
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading “The governess had left three years ago.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “The years sped.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.”
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In this reading “The governess had left three years ago.”
In this reading “In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.”
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From this reading In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
present in great quantity
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
in the past
From this reading The governess had left three years ago.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already that curate had had preferment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
set up or found
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading The governess had left three years ago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The governess had left three years ago.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.
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 The governess had left three years ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.
the act of preferring
From this reading Already that curate had had preferment.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Helen had found her a curate, and had given her her silver abundant.
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The years sped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already that curate had had preferment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The years sped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The governess had left three years ago.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the autumn of 1916 Helen was twenty.
a late time of life
From this reading The years sped.
Chapter 6 of The Invisible Foe by Louise Jordan Miln holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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