Chapter 6 of Whilomville Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Whilomville Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush. The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely. Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl. The chieftain's face was dark with wrath. "What's the matter?
Chapter 6 of Whilomville Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading “There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.”
in a courageous manner
From this reading “The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.”
possessive form of “chieftain” — the leader of a group of people
From this reading “The chieftain's face was dark with wrath.”
-ing form of “exhort” — spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
From this reading “The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.”
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading “The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.”
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading “There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “The chieftain's face was dark with wrath.”
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 “There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
in a courageous manner
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
possessive form of “chieftain” — the leader of a group of people
From this reading The chieftain's face was dark with wrath.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The chieftain's face was dark with wrath.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
-ing form of “exhort” — spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The chieftain's face was dark with wrath.
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
in a swift manner
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Then they appeared--Willie Dalzel, Jimmie Trescott, the other Margate twin, and Dan Earl.
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great noise in the adjacent underbrush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice of Willie could be heard exhorting his followers to charge swiftly and bravely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chieftain's face was dark with wrath.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading The chieftain's face was dark with wrath.
Chapter 6 of Whilomville Stories by Stephen Crane holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Whilomville Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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