Chapter 6 of Within Prison Walls is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Within Prison Walls is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30. At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell. "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?" "I didn't sleep very well, sir." "They seldom do the first night.
Chapter 6 of Within Prison Walls is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.”
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading “At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.”
plural of “pause” — a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.”
not often
From this reading “"They seldom do the first night.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.”
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading “At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.”
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 “At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.”
In this reading “TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.”
In this reading “At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.”
finish a task completely
In this reading “"Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"”
In this reading “"Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"”
In this reading “"They seldom do the first night.”
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From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
later than; following
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't sleep very well, sir."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They seldom do the first night.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "They seldom do the first night.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't sleep very well, sir."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
a particular point in time
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
according to the clock
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
plural of “pause” — a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
not often
From this reading "They seldom do the first night.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I didn't sleep very well, sir."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I didn't sleep very well, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They seldom do the first night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading TUESDAY MORNING In my cell, after dinner; Tuesday, September 30.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I didn't sleep very well, sir."
(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 "I didn't sleep very well, sir."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading At about seven o'clock this morning the long iron bar, which locks the whole tier, is raised; and the Captain pauses a moment at my cell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good morning, Thomas, how did you get through the night?"
Chapter 6 of Within Prison Walls by Thomas Mott Osborne holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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