Chapter 6 of The Lever: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lever: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, she isn't," Patricia insisted. Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock. "I've been listening up-stairs." "Oh, ho!" Allen shook his finger reproachfully.
Chapter 6 of The Lever: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “Allen shook his finger reproachfully.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “Allen shook his finger reproachfully.”
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading “Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.”
completely neat and clean
From this reading “Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"No, she isn't," Patricia insisted.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “"I've been listening up-stairs."”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.”
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anew
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Allen shook his finger reproachfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been listening up-stairs."
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Allen shook his finger reproachfully.
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Allen shook his finger reproachfully.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Oh, ho!"
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From this reading "I've been listening up-stairs."
completely neat and clean
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "No, she isn't," Patricia insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, she isn't," Patricia insisted.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "I've been listening up-stairs."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, she isn't," Patricia insisted.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, ho!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, she isn't," Patricia insisted.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading Allen shook his finger reproachfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, she isn't," Patricia insisted.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Allen shook his finger reproachfully.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been listening up-stairs."
precisely as stated
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
a Caucasian
From this reading Then she pulled away from him and again stood very straight, immaculate in her white frock.
Chapter 6 of The Lever: A Novel by William Dana Orcutt holds 424 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 424 sentences of The Lever: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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