Chapter 6 of The Penalty is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 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 Penalty is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He's a splendid model," said Barbara. "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk. But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with." "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?" "Not any more.
Chapter 6 of The Penalty is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."”
annoying and unpleasant
From this reading “"Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"”
not to your liking
From this reading “"Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “"Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “"He's a splendid model," said Barbara.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “"He's a splendid model," said Barbara.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."”
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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 "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Not any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
annoying and unpleasant
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
not to your liking
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
at any time
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Not any more.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not any more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
at the time that
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
in the company of; together with
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
Chapter 6 of The Penalty by Gouverneur Morris holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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