Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf Returns is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf Returns is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How little married folk ever know each other! The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away. Half a minute .
Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf Returns is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “"How little married folk ever know each other!”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Half a minute .”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"How little married folk ever know each other!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Half a minute .”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.”
past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.”
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.
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In this reading “The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.”
In this reading “The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Half a minute .
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
dearly loved
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
at any time
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half a minute .
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
being in a tense state
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
joined in matrimony
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Half a minute .
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "How little married folk ever know each other!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
at the time that
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The dear lad's so high-strung, when he heard you on the stairs he swooned away.
Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf Returns by Louis Joseph Vance holds 421 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 421 sentences of The Lone Wolf Returns, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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