Chapter 6 of A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it. She is moving--this way." "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us." Would the morning never come? Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
Chapter 6 of A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
a friendly nation
From this reading “Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.”
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading “Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “"Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.”
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “"Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.”
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 "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
a friendly nation
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would the morning never come?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is moving--this way."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
and nothing more
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Would the morning never come?
in motion
From this reading She is moving--this way."
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Would the morning never come?
not any; not one
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is moving--this way."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She is moving--this way."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
in the direction of
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, a current, of course," Strokher tried to say cheerfully, "sets her toward us."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She is moving--this way."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ally Bazan--his parents were Catholic--began to mutter to himself.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would the morning never come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see," said the mate, speaking just above a whisper, "there's no mistake about it.
Chapter 6 of A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New by Frank Norris holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New by Frank Norris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New by Frank Norris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3023 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9905 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #9905, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 251 minutes of reading across 605 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
