Chapter 6 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night. She had, and was going to inquire about it. She soon returned with, "You have a brother. Temperance says my nose is broken. He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
Chapter 6 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “She had, and was going to inquire about it.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “Temperance says my nose is broken.”
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading “Temperance says my nose is broken.”
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading “One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She soon returned with, "You have a brother.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Temperance says my nose is broken.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She soon returned with, "You have a brother.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
the act of departing
From this reading She had, and was going to inquire about it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She soon returned with, "You have a brother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading She had, and was going to inquire about it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Temperance says my nose is broken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had, and was going to inquire about it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Temperance says my nose is broken.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She soon returned with, "You have a brother.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Temperance says my nose is broken.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had, and was going to inquire about it.
in the near future
From this reading She soon returned with, "You have a brother.
express a supposition
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading Temperance says my nose is broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had, and was going to inquire about it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will be like you, I suppose, and have everything he asks for.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading One winter morning before daylight, Veronica came to my room, and asked me if I had heard any walking about the house during the night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She soon returned with, "You have a brother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She soon returned with, "You have a brother.
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