Chapter 6 of A Volunteer with Pike is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of A Volunteer with Pike is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure. On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street. The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin. "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting. "Senorita Vallois--?"
Chapter 6 of A Volunteer with Pike is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 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.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “"Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.”
a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading “THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “"Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.”
In this reading “THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.”
a street intersecting a main street and terminating there
In this reading “On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.”
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 The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English “Miss”
From this reading "Senorita Vallois--?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading On the afternoon of the fourth I called at the house on the side street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Senorita Vallois--?"
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER Three days of waiting was the utmost I could force myself to endure.
which person or people
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The door was opened by the Irishwoman, who met me with a broad grin.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Oi looked for ye sooner, sor!" was her greeting.
Chapter 6 of A Volunteer with Pike by Robert Ames Bennet holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 249 sentences of A Volunteer with Pike, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of A Volunteer with Pike by Robert Ames Bennet exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 50 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 Volunteer with Pike by Robert Ames Bennet on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6387 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33091 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #33091, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 532 minutes of reading across 1278 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Volunteer with Pike section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 36 chapters of A Volunteer with Pike 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 Volunteer with Pike, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
