Chapter 6 of The Twins of Emu Plains is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Twins of Emu Plains is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.” “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly. “Well, I am. And that’s why.” “I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.
Chapter 6 of The Twins of Emu Plains is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading ““Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.”
in a brisk manner
From this reading ““Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.”
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.””
any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
From this reading “EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.””
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.””
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.”
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading “EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.””
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading “EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.””
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 “EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.””
In this reading ““I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well, I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that’s why.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
in a brisk manner
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
the act of departing
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
come together
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I never heard such nonsense,” Mrs. Weston said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that’s why.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I am.
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading EMU PLAINS ‟FOR the first time,” said John Weston, “I’m not keen on going in to meet my daughters.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And that’s why.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said his wife briskly.
Chapter 6 of The Twins of Emu Plains by Mary Grant Bruce holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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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