Chapter 6 of The Van Roon is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Van Roon is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
June shook a doubtful head. She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer. Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful. “You’d be well paid, of course.” “How much?”
Chapter 6 of The Van Roon is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “June shook a doubtful head.”
past form of “exceed” — be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading “Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “June shook a doubtful head.”
with one side forward or to the front
From this reading “She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.”
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In this reading “She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““You’d be well paid, of course.””
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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 June shook a doubtful head.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “You’d be well paid, of course.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading June shook a doubtful head.
divisible by two
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
past form of “exceed” — be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading June shook a doubtful head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How much?”
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June shook a doubtful head.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “How much?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “You’d be well paid, of course.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading June shook a doubtful head.
with one side forward or to the front
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She then gave a glance sideways at the imbiber of the ginger beer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
(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 “You’d be well paid, of course.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Her knowledge of the world was slender, but she was not a fool, and there was something about this “forthcomingness” which even exceeded that of Mr. Boultby himself, that warned her to be careful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’d be well paid, of course.”
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