Chapter 6 of The Last Galley is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 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 Last Galley is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But why to me?” I asked, in bewilderment. “Why of all the human race to me?” “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression. Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.”
Chapter 6 of The Last Galley is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 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.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “I asked, in bewilderment.”
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading “Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.””
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ““Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading ““Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading ““Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.””
any competition
From this reading ““Why of all the human race to me?””
get something; come into possession of
From this reading ““Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Why of all the human race to me?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, in bewilderment.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading I asked, in bewilderment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why to me?”
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “Why of all the human race to me?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, in bewilderment.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked, in bewilderment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But why to me?”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why of all the human race to me?”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.”
any competition
From this reading “Why of all the human race to me?”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why of all the human race to me?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But why to me?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Because you chanced to own the mirror which gave the impression.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “But why to me?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because you were in the fit mental state to receive the impression.
Chapter 6 of The Last Galley by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 386 sentences of The Last Galley, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Last Galley by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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