Chapter 6 of The Secret Places of the Heart is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Secret Places of the Heart is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while. “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said. “Could we do otherwise? But it has ceased to be purely egotism. It is no longer, ‘I am I’ but ‘I am part.’...
Chapter 6 of The Secret Places of the Heart is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “But it has ceased to be purely egotism.”
an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
From this reading ““Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.”
for more time
From this reading “It is no longer, ‘I am I’ but ‘I am part.’...”
in other respects or ways
From this reading ““Could we do otherwise?”
restricted to something
From this reading “But it has ceased to be purely egotism.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ““Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is no longer, ‘I am I’ but ‘I am part.’...
react verbally
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it has ceased to be purely egotism.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it has ceased to be purely egotism.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading But it has ceased to be purely egotism.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could we do otherwise?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Could we do otherwise?
an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it has ceased to be purely egotism.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is no longer, ‘I am I’ but ‘I am part.’...
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no longer, ‘I am I’ but ‘I am part.’...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it has ceased to be purely egotism.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
for more time
From this reading It is no longer, ‘I am I’ but ‘I am part.’...
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
in other respects or ways
From this reading “Could we do otherwise?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It is no longer, ‘I am I’ but ‘I am part.’...
restricted to something
From this reading But it has ceased to be purely egotism.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
during the time that
From this reading Sir Richmond made no answer to this for a little while.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Of course we trail a certain egotism into our work,” he said.
Chapter 6 of The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 225 sentences of The Secret Places of the Heart, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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