Chapter 6 of The Ledge on Bald Face is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 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 Ledge on Bald Face is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip." "_Like_ it!" The uttermost of scorn was in her voice. "I hate, hate, hate it! I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
Chapter 6 of The Ledge on Bald Face is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 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.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"I hate, hate, hate it!”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “"But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “"But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “"But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.”
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.
move out of or depart from
In this reading “I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.”
In this reading “I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "I hate, hate, hate it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Like_ it!"
and nothing more
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "_Like_ it!"
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
tear or be torn violently
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
in or at the place that
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I just live to get out into the great world, where I feel that I belong.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "But--I thought--ye kind o' liked Brine's Rip."
Chapter 6 of The Ledge on Bald Face by Charles G. D., Sir Roberts holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of The Ledge on Bald Face, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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