Chapter 6 of The Passion for Life is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 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 Passion for Life is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is." "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing. But I think my mind must be excited, after all. I will go back now, if you don't mind. Good-night."
Chapter 6 of The Passion for Life is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “But I think my mind must be excited, after all.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “"I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “"Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “But I think my mind must be excited, after all.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.”
by chance
From this reading “"Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.”
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.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “"I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I will go back now, if you don't mind.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I will go back now, if you don't mind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will go back now, if you don't mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good-night."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I will go back now, if you don't mind.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
by chance
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But I think my mind must be excited, after all.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, no, don't trouble; very possibly it means nothing.
which person or people
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will follow him, if you like," said Lethbridge, "and find out who it is."
Chapter 6 of The Passion for Life by Joseph Hocking holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of The Passion for Life, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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