Chapter 6 of A Dog with a Bad Name is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Dog with a Bad Name is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Jeff could have done it. I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?" "I don't know. All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?" "Rather not.
Chapter 6 of A Dog with a Bad Name is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
dearly loved
From this reading “All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"Jeff could have done it.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"”
on the contrary
From this reading “"Rather not.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"”
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.
(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 All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
dearly loved
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeff could have done it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Rather not.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
on the contrary
From this reading "Rather not.
express in words
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I say, Freddy, whatever did father mean?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All I know is I'll never forget dear old Jeff; shall you?"
Chapter 6 of A Dog with a Bad Name by Talbot Baines Reed holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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