Chapter 6 of The Oyster is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Oyster is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune." She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly. "Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly. "Hey, my pretty Esme." Esme flushed.
Chapter 6 of The Oyster is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading “"Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Esme flushed.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.”
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading “She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.”
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading “She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.”
with low volume
From this reading “"Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly.”
a light touch with the hands
From this reading “She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.”
in a wicked evil manner
From this reading “She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.”
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.
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In this reading “She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.”
In this reading “"Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “"Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."”
In this reading “"Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."”
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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 "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Esme flushed.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, my pretty Esme."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hey, my pretty Esme."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Hey, my pretty Esme."
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
with low volume
From this reading "Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
a light touch with the hands
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Friends ... are nice things," said Mousie, softly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Some people," said Mousie Cavendish, "appear to have come into a fortune."
having come into contact
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
in a wicked evil manner
From this reading She touched Esme Carteret's sable coat, stroking the soft fur, her small greenish eyes looking up wickedly.
Chapter 6 of The Oyster by Peer holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 475 sentences of The Oyster, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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