Chapter 6 of The Sea Lady is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Sea Lady is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice. "You know--all?" she asked. "All the outline, anyhow." "Why has he done this to me?" Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
Chapter 6 of The Sea Lady is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"All the outline, anyhow."”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.”
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading “Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.”
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “"All the outline, anyhow."”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.”
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 gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.”
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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 gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "All the outline, anyhow."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading "All the outline, anyhow."
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the outline, anyhow."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.
Chapter 6 of The Sea Lady by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 453 sentences of The Sea Lady, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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