Chapter 6 of Antennae is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Antennae is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said. “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.” Wilfred cast a glance on Dobereiner, and went out. In a moment or two he returned—empty handed. Dobereiner ran to meet him.
Chapter 6 of Antennae is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading ““Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.””
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading ““Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.””
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading ““Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.”
take the midday meal
From this reading ““Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading ““Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.””
a building where people go to eat
From this reading ““Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.””
plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading ““Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.””
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In this reading “In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
put or send forth
From this reading Wilfred cast a glance on Dobereiner, and went out.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wilfred cast a glance on Dobereiner, and went out.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Wilfred cast a glance on Dobereiner, and went out.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.
take the midday meal
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
come together
From this reading Dobereiner ran to meet him.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wilfred cast a glance on Dobereiner, and went out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Dobereiner ran to meet him.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In a moment or two he returned—empty handed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Gore has decided not to go out to lunch,” he said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Please bring him a glass of milk and two chicken sandwiches from the directors’ restaurant.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Wilfred cast a glance on Dobereiner, and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wilfred cast a glance on Dobereiner, and went out.
Chapter 6 of Antennae by Hulbert Footner holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Antennae, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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