Chapter 6 of Villette is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Villette is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VILLETTE. I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear. Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.” “Why?” I asked.
Chapter 6 of Villette is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading “I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.””
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.””
give an incentive for action
From this reading “I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.”
with restored energy
From this reading “I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.”
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading “I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.”
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading “Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.””
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading “Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.””
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 Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
lacking energy or vitality
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
for more time
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
not any; not one
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
give an incentive for action
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
with restored energy
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VILLETTE.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I awoke next morning with courage revived and spirits refreshed: physical debility no longer enervated my judgment; my mind felt prompt and clear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just as I finished dressing, a tap came to the door: I said, “Come in,” expecting the chambermaid, whereas a rough man walked in and said,— “Gif me your keys, Meess.”
Chapter 6 of Villette by Charlotte Brontë holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 180 sentences of Villette, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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