Chapter 6 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNWELCOME VISITOR. She listened. Yes, it was so. Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window. Her first thought was to arouse her brother.
Chapter 6 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “Her first thought was to arouse her brother.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “She listened.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.”
someone who visits
From this reading “AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.”
In this reading “Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.”
collide violently with an obstacle
In this reading “Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading Her first thought was to arouse her brother.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Her first thought was to arouse her brother.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her first thought was to arouse her brother.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it was so.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She listened.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She listened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, it was so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her first thought was to arouse her brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her first thought was to arouse her brother.
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.
someone who visits
From this reading AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it was so.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Distinctly she heard something knock against the wall outside and underneath her window.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it was so.
Chapter 6 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks by F. M. (Frederic Morell) Holmes holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 130 sentences of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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