Chapter 6 of "1914" is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of "1914" is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well--I’m da-asht!” “Alma! My _dear_!” “Con!--Is it true?” “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
Chapter 6 of "1914" is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading ““Con!--Is it true?””
dearly loved
From this reading ““Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!””
of a dreadful kind
From this reading ““Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!””
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ““Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!””
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ““Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!””
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ““Con!--Is it true?””
(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--I’m da-asht!””
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(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 “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alma!
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well--I’m da-asht!”
dearly loved
From this reading My _dear_!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well--I’m da-asht!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My _dear_!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
(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--I’m da-asht!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
Chapter 6 of "1914" by John Oxenham holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of "1914", unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of "1914" by John Oxenham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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How to work through "1914" section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in "1914", each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
