Chapter 6 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile. "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me." "I have never heard her say so." "No, she would not. She is good.
Chapter 6 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “"There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"I have never heard her say so."”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.”
express in words
From this reading “"I have never heard her say so."”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."”
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 “"I have never heard her say so."”
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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 Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She is good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have never heard her say so."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I have never heard her say so."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have never heard her say so."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I have never heard her say so."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, she would not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
express in words
From this reading "I have never heard her say so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have never heard her say so."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
precisely as stated
From this reading "There is something very attractive about her," she said, "though she does not like me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Dalrymple scrutinised his face with a smile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No, she would not.
Chapter 6 of The Swing of the Pendulum by Frances Mary Peard 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.
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