Chapter 6 of The Man in Lonely Land is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Man in Lonely Land is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them. "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?" She bit a piece of stem off. "If you did, it wasn't so." She turned to Laine.
Chapter 6 of The Man in Lonely Land is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “She bit a piece of stem off.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “She bit a piece of stem off.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.”
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading “Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.”
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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 Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
any thing at all
From this reading "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading She bit a piece of stem off.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you did, it wasn't so."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you did, it wasn't so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned to Laine.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She bit a piece of stem off.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading She bit a piece of stem off.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
express in words
From this reading "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If you did, it wasn't so."
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading She bit a piece of stem off.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned to Laine.
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Claudia put down the armful of red roses she was carrying and began to fill a tall vase with them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you say anything that wasn't nice?"
Chapter 6 of The Man in Lonely Land by Kate Langley Bosher holds 418 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 418 sentences of The Man in Lonely Land, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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