Chapter 6 of Zelda Dameron is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Zelda Dameron is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda. “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest. “It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton. “That’s what the books say.” The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
Chapter 6 of Zelda Dameron is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a theatrical performer
From this reading “The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.”
flesh of a lobster
From this reading “THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading ““It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading ““You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.”
under normal conditions
From this reading ““It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton.”
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.
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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 The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
a theatrical performer
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
in addition
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “That’s what the books say.”
the act of burning something
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton.
flesh of a lobster
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
express in words
From this reading “That’s what the books say.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading The successful chafing-dish cook must be a good actor also.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what the books say.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
under normal conditions
From this reading “It’s usually served hot,” remarked Leighton.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what the books say.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ought to keep stirring,” said Mrs. Forrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOBSTER “It’s burning, I think,” suggested Zelda.
Chapter 6 of Zelda Dameron by Meredith Nicholson holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 273 sentences of Zelda Dameron, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Zelda Dameron by Meredith Nicholson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 273 sentences, grouped into 55 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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