Chapter 6 of The Manor School is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Manor School is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived. The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over. Christian looked paler than ever. She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves. She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
Chapter 6 of The Manor School is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.”
-ing form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Christian looked paler than ever.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.”
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.
In this reading “SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.”
simultaneously
In this reading “She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
-ing form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Christian looked paler than ever.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
at any time
From this reading Christian looked paler than ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.
for more time
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Christian looked paler than ever.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.
not any; not one
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
above and across; more than
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christian looked paler than ever.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Christian looked paler than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She often sat for half an hour at a time staring straight before her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She no longer asked questions or tried to draw people into betraying themselves.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long days of waiting and suspense were nearly over.
a late time of life
From this reading SIX LONG YEARS Monday night had arrived.
Chapter 6 of The Manor School by L. T. Meade holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 169 sentences of The Manor School, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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