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Blix

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Blix is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 6 of Blix by Frank Norris holds 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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 Blix contain?

Chapter 6 holds 347 sentences of Blix, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Blix by Frank Norris exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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.

How do I study chapter 6 of Blix?

Work through the 70 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 70 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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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.

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How long does Blix take to read?

About 280 minutes of reading across 674 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Blix

Words and structures a reader meets early in Blix, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Struck
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Cuckoo
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Clock
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Mantelpiece
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The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.
But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:
"'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.
'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.
Have passed a horrible night.
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Blix

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Blix is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.
Line 2
But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:
Line 3
"'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.
Line 4
'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.
Line 5
Have passed a horrible night.
All words in this reading · 64

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a

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

All

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From this reading "'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.

am

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

and

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

at

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

bed

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Blix

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

breakfast

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But

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

by

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Condy

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creamed

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

day

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

debating

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eating

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for

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fortnight

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from

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

fun

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From this reading "'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.

got

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

had

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

Have

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From this reading Have passed a horrible night.

he

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From this reading "'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.

her

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

horrible

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From this reading Have passed a horrible night.

Howard

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I've

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

in

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

Inventions

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is

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From this reading "'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.

last

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

Many

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

messenger

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

next

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

night

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

note

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

or

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

our

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From this reading "'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.

out

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

oysters

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

passed

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From this reading Have passed a horrible night.

planned

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

poisoning

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

Presidio

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

ptomaine

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

received

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

Saturday

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

sent

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

she

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

should

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

Snooky

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

solid

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

special

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

spent

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From this reading 'I've got ptomaine poisoning from eating the creamed oysters last night, and am in for a solid fortnight spent in bed.

spoiled

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From this reading "'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.

take

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

The

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

to

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walk

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

was

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From this reading The next day was Saturday, and Blix had planned a walk out to the Presidio.

whether

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

while

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

with

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From this reading But at breakfast, while she was debating whether she should take with her Howard and Snooky, or "Many Inventions," she received a note from Condy, sent by special messenger:

wrote

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From this reading "'All our fun is spoiled,' he wrote.