Chapter 6 of The wiser folly is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The wiser folly is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. TRIMWELL MRS. TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish. Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette. “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
Chapter 6 of The wiser folly is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.”
quick and energetic
From this reading “TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.”
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading ““I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.”
an artist who paints
From this reading ““I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading ““I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.”
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.
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In this reading “TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.”
In this reading “Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.”
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 TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
quick and energetic
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
an artist who paints
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRIMWELL MRS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Corin, deep in an armchair, was smoking a cigarette.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TRIMWELL, brisk, black eyed, white-aproned, entered with a covered dish.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “I wonder,” said he meditative, between the inhalations of smoke, “what the old painter of the church down yonder thinks of our proceedings.
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