Chapter 6 of Twin Tales is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Twin Tales is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his. “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him. “That we were together last night,” she told him. “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity. “It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.
Chapter 6 of Twin Tales is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.”
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading ““And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading ““Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading ““It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading ““And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading ““And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.”
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 ““That we were together last night,” she told him.”
In this reading ““And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
immediately past
From this reading “That we were together last night,” she told him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “That we were together last night,” she told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
express a supposition
From this reading “It means, I suppose, that I at last have to act for myself.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That we were together last night,” she told him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “That we were together last night,” she told him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “That we were together last night,” she told him.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “And what does that mean?” he asked, surprised the next moment at her look of tragic intensity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That we were together last night,” she told him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That we were together last night,” she told him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Know what?” he had to ask, so intent was he on what the moment held for him.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading She said it in little more than a whisper, as her eyes met his.
Chapter 6 of Twin Tales by Arthur Stringer holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Twin Tales, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Twin Tales by Arthur Stringer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 207 minutes of reading across 498 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Twin Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
