Chapter 6 of The Torch-Bearers is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Torch-Bearers is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLORENCE. Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.” [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right. Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes. He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
Chapter 6 of The Torch-Bearers is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
physically weak
From this reading “Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “[_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.”
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.”
wrongly understood
From this reading “Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.””
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading “He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “[_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.”
a small tuft or lock
From this reading “Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.”
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 “He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.”
take a seat
In this reading “[_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
clothing in general
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading FLORENCE.
physically weak
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
come together
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
wrongly understood
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
precisely, exactly
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
move hurridly
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading He has big eyes and good teeth, and laughs on the slightest provocation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading [_Teddy comes in through the center-door from the right hallway and sits down on the partition-seat at the right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
a small tuft or lock
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not at all,--you misunderstood me; I said, “I wanted to _meet_ Mrs. Rush.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Teddy is a frail little wisp of a youth around twenty, in dinner clothes.
Chapter 6 of The Torch-Bearers by George Kelly holds 398 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 6 holds 398 sentences of The Torch-Bearers, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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