Chapter 6 of The Reverberator is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Reverberator is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, just that. But I’ll be hanged if he shall. Poppa, will you allow that?” “Allow what?” “Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.
Chapter 6 of The Reverberator is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 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.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “Poppa, will you allow that?””
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “But I’ll be hanged if he shall.”
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading ““Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But I’ll be hanged if he shall.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading ““Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, just that.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Poppa, will you allow that?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I’ll be hanged if he shall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’ll be hanged if he shall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading But I’ll be hanged if he shall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I’ll be hanged if he shall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ll be hanged if he shall.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But I’ll be hanged if he shall.
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading “Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.
and nothing more
From this reading “Yes, just that.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poppa, will you allow that?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I’ll be hanged if he shall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, just that.
morally reprehensible
From this reading “Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Allow what?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why Mr. Flack’s vile interference.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Poppa, will you allow that?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, just that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Poppa, will you allow that?”
Chapter 6 of The Reverberator by Henry James holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 444 sentences of The Reverberator, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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