Chapter 6 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully. “He had been so long away.” “I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly. “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you. Thought I was getting the whole of you.
Chapter 6 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ““I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading ““I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading ““I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Thought I was getting the whole of you.”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading ““I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.”
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading ““I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.”
to a pitiful degree
From this reading ““I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ““I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.”
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 ““I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.”
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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 “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “He had been so long away.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been so long away.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Thought I was getting the whole of you.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “He had been so long away.”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He had been so long away.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading “I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.
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 “He had been so long away.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thought I was getting the whole of you.
to a pitiful degree
From this reading “I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.
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From this reading “I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I didn’t know, Leander,” she said pitifully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He had been so long away.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I sent him away,” the man admitted harshly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thought I was getting the whole of you.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thought I was getting the whole of you.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Thought I was getting the whole of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wanted a clear field, and got it and got you.
Chapter 6 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories by Ben Ames Williams holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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