Chapter 6 of The Kempton-Wace Letters is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 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 Kempton-Wace Letters is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My brother?--I played with him as a boy. His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him. Many were our quarrels. But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices. And I likewise.
Chapter 6 of The Kempton-Wace Letters is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.”
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading “But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.”
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.”
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading “Many were our quarrels.”
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.”
plural of “weakness” — a flaw or weak point
From this reading “His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.”
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 “But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.”
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
in addition
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
a youthful male person
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
divisible by two
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
be the source of pain
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
in like or similar manner
From this reading And I likewise.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many were our quarrels.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Many were our quarrels.
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading Many were our quarrels.
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
plural of “weakness” — a flaw or weak point
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many were our quarrels.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
Chapter 6 of The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of The Kempton-Wace Letters, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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