Chapter 6 of Tony Butler is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tony Butler is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion. “And why not?” “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks. They say it means something--or nothing.” “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
Chapter 6 of Tony Butler is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beckoning gesture
From this reading ““I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.”
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading ““I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading ““I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading ““I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.”
English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)
From this reading ““I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.”
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
From this reading ““So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.””
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading ““People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ““People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.”
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 ““People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.”
discuss or mention
In this reading ““People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.”
In this reading ““I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.”
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later than; following
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And why not?”
a beckoning gesture
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
the act of departing
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
a single distinct event
From this reading “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They say it means something--or nothing.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
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 “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading They say it means something--or nothing.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And why not?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They say it means something--or nothing.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
From this reading “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They say it means something--or nothing.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
express in words
From this reading They say it means something--or nothing.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They say it means something--or nothing.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “So, I opine, does every step and incident of our lives.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say it means something--or nothing.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “People have begun to talk of our going off together alone,--long solitary walks.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “And why not?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don't think I 'll walk down to the Burnside with you to-day,” said Beck Graham to Maitland, on the morning after their excursion.
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