Chapter 6 of The room in the tower, and other stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The room in the tower, and other stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.” “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow. Go away, or at least I will. Perhaps you’ll break down, though. That would satisfy me.
Chapter 6 of The room in the tower, and other stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “Perhaps you’ll break down, though.”
take in solid food
From this reading ““And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading ““And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading ““And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.”
any competition
From this reading ““And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “That would satisfy me.”
under normal conditions
From this reading ““Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.””
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading ““And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.”
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.
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In this reading ““Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.””
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “Go away, or at least I will.”
make ineffective
In this reading “Perhaps you’ll break down, though.”
In this reading ““Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.””
In this reading ““Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.””
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading ““And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.”
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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 “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Go away, or at least I will.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Go away, or at least I will.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
terminate
From this reading Perhaps you’ll break down, though.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Perhaps you’ll break down, though.
take in solid food
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Go away, or at least I will.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That would satisfy me.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Go away, or at least I will.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you’ll break down, though.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
any competition
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading That would satisfy me.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
express a supposition
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would satisfy me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Perhaps you’ll break down, though.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
under normal conditions
From this reading “Oh, I go to bed about three usually,” he said; “I suppose I sleep for about four hours.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “And live on whisky, and eat like a Strasburg goose, and are prepared to run a race to-morrow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Go away, or at least I will.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would satisfy me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you’ll break down, though.
Chapter 6 of The room in the tower, and other stories by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of The room in the tower, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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