Chapter 6 of The Moth Decides: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Moth Decides: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Alf--she's so good-hearted!" "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...." "Oh, Alf!" "And she'd forgotten...." "What?"
Chapter 6 of The Moth Decides: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “"That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “"That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."”
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading “"That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “"And she'd forgotten...."”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “"That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “"That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."”
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From this reading "Oh, Alf--she's so good-hearted!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And she'd forgotten...."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "And she'd forgotten...."
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Oh, Alf--she's so good-hearted!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Alf--she's so good-hearted!"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And she'd forgotten...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Alf--she's so good-hearted!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, Alf--she's so good-hearted!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That may be true," he replied, "but in Tahulamaji I'm beginning to be convinced she led--that she may almost have led...."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
Chapter 6 of The Moth Decides: A Novel by Edward Alden Jewell 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.
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