Chapter 6 of Young People's Pride: A Novel is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Young People's Pride: A Novel is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rather shakily, “A f-friend.” Briskly. “I understand. Well, he will be back tomorrow. Is that all that you wished to inquire?
Chapter 6 of Young People's Pride: A Novel is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well, he will be back tomorrow.”
in a brisk manner
From this reading “Briskly.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Is that all that you wished to inquire?”
on the contrary
From this reading “Rather shakily, “A f-friend.””
the day after today
From this reading “Well, he will be back tomorrow.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ““I understand.”
(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 “Well, he will be back tomorrow.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Is that all that you wished to inquire?”
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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 Rather shakily, “A f-friend.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Is that all that you wished to inquire?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Well, he will be back tomorrow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, he will be back tomorrow.
in a brisk manner
From this reading Briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rather shakily, “A f-friend.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he will be back tomorrow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I understand.
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Is that all that you wished to inquire?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that all that you wished to inquire?
on the contrary
From this reading Rather shakily, “A f-friend.”
in an insecurely shaky manner
From this reading Rather shakily, “A f-friend.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that all that you wished to inquire?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is that all that you wished to inquire?
the day after today
From this reading Well, he will be back tomorrow.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I understand.
(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 Well, he will be back tomorrow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, he will be back tomorrow.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Is that all that you wished to inquire?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is that all that you wished to inquire?
Chapter 6 of Young People's Pride: A Novel by Stephen Vincent Benét holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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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