Chapter 6 of Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils. A young girl attracted his attention. She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book. She looked at it and then turned her head away. The young man waited.
Chapter 6 of Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “A young girl attracted his attention.”
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “A young girl attracted his attention.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.”
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “The young man waited.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.”
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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 A young girl attracted his attention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A young girl attracted his attention.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading A young girl attracted his attention.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She looked at it and then turned her head away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
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From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
a young female
From this reading A young girl attracted his attention.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She looked at it and then turned her head away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at it and then turned her head away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
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From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked at it and then turned her head away.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at it and then turned her head away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
a male human offspring
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She looked at it and then turned her head away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She looked at it and then turned her head away.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The young man waited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day in his class-room Hugh suddenly began to look with new interest at his pupils.
the act of creating written works
From this reading She sat beside the son of a Union Valley merchant and the young man was writing something on the back of a book.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young girl attracted his attention.
Chapter 6 of Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories by Sherwood Anderson holds 409 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.
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