Chapter 6 of The Short-story is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Short-story is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My poor Aylmer!" murmured she. "Poor? Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he. "My peerless bride, it is successful! You are perfect!"
Chapter 6 of The Short-story is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “"My peerless bride, it is successful!”
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading “Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.”
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"My poor Aylmer!" murmured she.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.”
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading “"My peerless bride, it is successful!”
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading “Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “"My peerless bride, it is successful!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are perfect!"
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From this reading "My poor Aylmer!" murmured she.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading "My peerless bride, it is successful!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My peerless bride, it is successful!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My peerless bride, it is successful!
used to form the superlative
From this reading Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "My poor Aylmer!" murmured she.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My poor Aylmer!" murmured she.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading "My peerless bride, it is successful!
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading You are perfect!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "My poor Aylmer!" murmured she.
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading Nay, richest, happiest, most favored!" exclaimed he.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My poor Aylmer!" murmured she.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading "My peerless bride, it is successful!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are perfect!"
Chapter 6 of The Short-story by William Patterson [Author of introduction, etc.] Atkinson holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of The Short-story, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Short-story by William Patterson [Author of introduction, etc.] Atkinson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Short-story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
