Chapter 6 of The Romance of Dollard is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Romance of Dollard is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Claire turned her face on the rock. “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted. “The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame. The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick. But we are here.
Chapter 6 of The Romance of Dollard is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading ““The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading ““My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading ““The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.”
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading ““My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.”
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading ““My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading ““My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.”
inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading ““My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.”
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 “Claire turned her face on the rock.”
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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 The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But we are here.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we are here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claire turned her face on the rock.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Claire turned her face on the rock.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Claire turned her face on the rock.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But we are here.
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Claire turned her face on the rock.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.
inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Claire turned her face on the rock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My packet of linen and clean comforts, Massawippa!” she regretted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claire turned her face on the rock.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Claire turned her face on the rock.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Frenchman’s boat played us a fine trick.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we are here.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The cloak and the blanket were of more account, madame.
Chapter 6 of The Romance of Dollard by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 458 sentences of The Romance of Dollard, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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