Chapter 6 of "This was a man" is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of "This was a man" is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I’ll pick you up here. EDWARD No, don’t—I’ll meet you. ZOE Where? EDWARD Berkeley—one o’clock. ZOE I’m sure to be late.
Chapter 6 of "This was a man" is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading “EDWARD Berkeley—one o’clock.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “EDWARD No, don’t—I’ll meet you.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I’ll pick you up here.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “ZOE I’m sure to be late.”
come together
From this reading “EDWARD No, don’t—I’ll meet you.”
according to the clock
select carefully from a group
From this reading “I’ll pick you up here.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “ZOE I’m sure to be late.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ZOE I’m sure to be late.
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading EDWARD Berkeley—one o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDWARD No, don’t—I’ll meet you.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading EDWARD No, don’t—I’ll meet you.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I’ll pick you up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll pick you up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZOE I’m sure to be late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading ZOE I’m sure to be late.
come together
From this reading EDWARD No, don’t—I’ll meet you.
not any; not one
From this reading EDWARD No, don’t—I’ll meet you.
according to the clock
From this reading EDWARD Berkeley—one o’clock.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EDWARD Berkeley—one o’clock.
select carefully from a group
From this reading I’ll pick you up here.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ZOE I’m sure to be late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ZOE I’m sure to be late.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I’ll pick you up here.
in or at the place that
From this reading ZOE Where?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll pick you up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZOE Where?
Chapter 6 of "This was a man" by Noël Coward holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of "This was a man", unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of "This was a man" by Noël Coward exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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