Chapter 6 of The Proud Prince is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Proud Prince is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace. "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me. I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner. Come." He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
Chapter 6 of The Proud Prince is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.”
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading “A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.”
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading “"Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.”
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading “I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.”
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 A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
anew
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
divisible by two
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
above and across; more than
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Perhaps the good father may find some nook for me.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A melancholy smile came over the foolish face and lent it a kind of grace.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He turned as if to lead the way, then paused and spoke to her again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I do not think his heart will be hard, even to me, a sinner.
Chapter 6 of The Proud Prince by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of The Proud Prince, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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