Chapter 6 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She never let him alone for a minute. He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape. But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance. You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it. She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
Chapter 6 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.”
the property of being multiple
From this reading “But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.”
the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
From this reading “But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.”
owed as a debt
From this reading “But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.”
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.
In this reading “She never let him alone for a minute.”
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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 She never let him alone for a minute.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She never let him alone for a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She never let him alone for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She never let him alone for a minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She never let him alone for a minute.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading She never let him alone for a minute.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
the property of being multiple
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never let him alone for a minute.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
owed as a debt
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
cut with a saw
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never let him alone for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, owing to Miss Tarrant's multiplicity and omnipresence, he hadn't a chance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
hard to endure
From this reading He tried, to do him justice he tried--Straker saw him trying--to escape.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried him off under Mrs. Viveash's unhappy nose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You saw him fascinated, stupefied by the confusion and the mystery of it.
Chapter 6 of The Return of the Prodigal by May Sinclair holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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