Chapter 6 of The Plastic Age is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Plastic Age is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt. He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp! And after I wasted so much time on him." Carl read the letter. "I told you so."
Chapter 6 of The Plastic Age is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading “He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!”
be the source of pain
From this reading “For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “And after I wasted so much time on him."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
later than; following
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And after I wasted so much time on him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
be the source of pain
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And after I wasted so much time on him."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
and nothing more
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And after I wasted so much time on him."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And after I wasted so much time on him."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Carl read the letter.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And after I wasted so much time on him."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And after I wasted so much time on him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you so."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment after reading Morse's letter Hugh was genuinely sorry, but almost immediately he felt irritated and hurt.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading And after I wasted so much time on him."
which person or people
From this reading He handed the letter to Carl, who entered just as he finished reading it, and exploded: "The simp!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you so."
Chapter 6 of The Plastic Age by Percy Marks holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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