Chapter 6 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes--some of my friends across the sea." I had not asked him--he had read my mind. "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left. The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline." "Your children?"
Chapter 6 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “"This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “"Yes--some of my friends across the sea."”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “"This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.”
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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 "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
(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 "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Your children?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your children?"
Chapter 6 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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