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A Tramp Abroad

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of A Tramp Abroad is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see King Lear played in German.
It was a mistake.
We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.
The behavior of the audience was perfect.
There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.
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A Tramp Abroad

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of A Tramp Abroad is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to seeKing Learplayed in German.
Line 2
It was a mistake.
Line 3
We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.
Line 4
The behavior of the audience was perfect.
Line 5
There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

Learner Dictionary

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Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.”

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a

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From this reading It was a mistake.

act

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

after

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

and

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

anything

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

applauding

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

audience

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From this reading The behavior of the audience was perfect.

Beautiful

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

behavior

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From this reading The behavior of the audience was perfect.

but

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

came

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

curtain

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

day

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

disturbances

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

done

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

down

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

each

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

even

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

first

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

followed

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

for

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

German

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

hours

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

ideas

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

in

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

It

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From this reading It was a mistake.

King

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

Lear

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

lightning

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

listened

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

little

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

Maiden

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

Mannheim

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

mistake

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From this reading It was a mistake.

never

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

no

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

of

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From this reading The behavior of the audience was perfect.

One

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

or

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

other

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

our

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

perfect

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From this reading The behavior of the audience was perfect.

played

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

reversed

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

rustlings

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

Said

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

sat

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

seats

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

see

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

suit

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

that

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

the

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

There

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

three

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

thunder

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

to

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

took

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

train

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

understood

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

was

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From this reading It was a mistake.

we

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

went

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

were

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

What

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From this reading [What the Beautiful Maiden Said] One day we took the train and went down to Mannheim to see “King Lear” played in German.

whisperings

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From this reading There were no rustlings, or whisperings, or other little disturbances; each act was listened to in silence, and the applauding was done after the curtain was down.

whole

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From this reading We sat in our seats three whole hours and never understood anything but the thunder and lightning; and even that was reversed to suit German ideas, for the thunder came first and the lightning followed after.

Chapter 6 of A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 6 of A Tramp Abroad contain?

Chapter 6 holds 261 sentences of A Tramp Abroad, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.

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How do I study chapter 6 of A Tramp Abroad?

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Vocabulary met early in A Tramp Abroad

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Tramp Abroad, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Fights--the
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Duel--fighting
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Earnest--faces
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Heads
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