Chapter 6 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity. “Yes! You do well! get away! Don't let it catch you! I waited, it caught me—what happened?
Chapter 6 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Don't let it catch you!”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I waited, it caught me—what happened?”
a young female
From this reading ““That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I waited, it caught me—what happened?”
a rate that is rapid
From this reading ““That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading ““That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I waited, it caught me—what happened?”
a Caucasian
From this reading ““That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You do well! get away!
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Don't let it catch you!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I waited, it caught me—what happened?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do well! get away!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't let it catch you!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You do well! get away!
a young female
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I waited, it caught me—what happened?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waited, it caught me—what happened?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't let it catch you!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don't let it catch you!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I waited, it caught me—what happened?
a rate that is rapid
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited, it caught me—what happened?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You do well! get away!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I waited, it caught me—what happened?
a Caucasian
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That white girl,” he said, speaking with rapidity.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You do well! get away!
Chapter 6 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 226 sentences of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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