Chapter 6 of A Spinner in the Sun is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Spinner in the Sun is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ever since I was a baby." "H--m! And how old are you now?" "Almost nineteen." "Where did you go to school?"
Chapter 6 of A Spinner in the Sun is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “"Almost nineteen."”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"Ever since I was a baby."”
at any time
From this reading “"Ever since I was a baby."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading “"Almost nineteen."”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “And how old are you now?"”
an educational institution
From this reading “"Where did you go to school?"”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Ever since I was a baby."”
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 "Ever since I was a baby."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Almost nineteen."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how old are you now?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And how old are you now?"
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Ever since I was a baby."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you go to school?"
at any time
From this reading "Ever since I was a baby."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Where did you go to school?"
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "H--m!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how old are you now?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ever since I was a baby."
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "H--m!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading "Almost nineteen."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And how old are you now?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And how old are you now?"
an educational institution
From this reading "Where did you go to school?"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Ever since I was a baby."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where did you go to school?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ever since I was a baby."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you go to school?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And how old are you now?"
Chapter 6 of A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of A Spinner in the Sun, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 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.
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