Chapter 2 of The Sixth Sense: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Sixth Sense: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it. Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine. It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely. I feel that something is going to happen.... SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
Chapter 2 of The Sixth Sense: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.”
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading “WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.”
come to pass
From this reading “I feel that something is going to happen....”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?”
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading “Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?”
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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 WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel that something is going to happen....
the act of departing
From this reading I feel that something is going to happen....
come to pass
From this reading I feel that something is going to happen....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.
be the source of pain
From this reading It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I feel that something is going to happen....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
identify the location or place of
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.
not any; not one
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I feel that something is going to happen....
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feel that something is going to happen....
in or at that place or location
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sometimes I think it's my heart; sometimes I suspect my spine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I feel that something is going to happen....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn't exactly hurt me, but it unsettles me completely.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
in or at the place that
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SIR PATRICK: You are sure there are no voices?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAR À OUTRANCE "RIDGEON: I have a curious aching; I dont know where; I cant localise it.
Chapter 2 of The Sixth Sense: A Novel by Stephen McKenna holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 419 sentences of The Sixth Sense: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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