Chapter 6 of The wild fawn is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The wild fawn is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him. It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself. She pointed out the view. William turned and looked at it absently. “You can see a long way, can’t you?”
Chapter 6 of The wild fawn is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.”
having a point
From this reading “She pointed out the view.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “She pointed out the view.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.”
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 “It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “William turned and looked at it absently.”
In this reading ““You can see a long way, can’t you?””
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
In this reading “It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading William turned and looked at it absently.
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can see a long way, can’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can see a long way, can’t you?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “You can see a long way, can’t you?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading William turned and looked at it absently.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She pointed out the view.
having a point
From this reading She pointed out the view.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You can see a long way, can’t you?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She pointed out the view.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading William turned and looked at it absently.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading She pointed out the view.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading It was their first moment alone together since his return, and Virginia was not quite sure of herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was talking hurriedly, a little nervously, not looking at him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You can see a long way, can’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William turned and looked at it absently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can see a long way, can’t you?”
Chapter 6 of The wild fawn by Mary Imlay Taylor holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of The wild fawn, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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