Chapter 6 of The Net is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Net is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Funny how your hair changed so suddenly. I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time. You were dark then. I saw you a year later and you were gray. Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"
Chapter 6 of The Net is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.”
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
From this reading “I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"”
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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 I saw you a year later and you were gray.
later than; following
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
in the past
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw you a year later and you were gray.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading You were dark then.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading I saw you a year later and you were gray.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.
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From this reading "Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
and nothing more
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I saw you a year later and you were gray.
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw you a year later and you were gray.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You were dark then.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were dark then.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Did the wing of sorrow brush your brow?"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I saw you a year later and you were gray.
a late time of life
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I remember seeing you four years ago at the Lexington races just after you returned from Europe the second time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Funny how your hair changed so suddenly.
Chapter 6 of The Net by Rex Beach holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 422 sentences of The Net, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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