Chapter 10 of The Sixty-First Second is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Sixty-First Second is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit. "Emma was entirely wrong. She’s not a woman—she always an actress." "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying. "Mr. Hargrave is coming.
Chapter 10 of The Sixty-First Second is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female actor
From this reading “She’s not a woman—she always an actress."”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “"Emma was entirely wrong.”
the act of liberating someone or something
From this reading “"Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “"I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “"I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “"Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “"Emma was entirely wrong.”
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 “"Emma was entirely wrong.”
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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 "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
a female actor
From this reading She’s not a woman—she always an actress."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She’s not a woman—she always an actress."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She’s not a woman—she always an actress."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Mr. Hargrave is coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Emma was entirely wrong.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Emma was entirely wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hargrave is coming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Hargrave is coming.
the act of liberating someone or something
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Hargrave is coming.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She’s not a woman—she always an actress."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She’s not a woman—she always an actress."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s not a woman—she always an actress."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Emma was entirely wrong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now I really see her," he thought, with a liberation of his spirit.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She’s not a woman—she always an actress."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Emma was entirely wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I’ll send you the play right away," she was saying.
Chapter 10 of The Sixty-First Second by Owen Johnson holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 400 sentences of The Sixty-First Second, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Sixty-First Second by Owen Johnson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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