Chapter 6 of Christmas is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Christmas is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats. "Only that one," replied the Tree. "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was." "That's a very miserable story. Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
Chapter 6 of Christmas is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"”
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"”
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “"I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"That's a very miserable story.”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “"Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.”
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
From this reading “Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “"Only that one," replied the Tree.”
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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 "That's a very miserable story.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "That's a very miserable story.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
and nothing more
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Only that one," replied the Tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
From this reading Don't you know any about bacon and tallow candles--a store-room story?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Only that one," replied the Tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a very miserable story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Only that one," replied the Tree.
precisely as stated
From this reading "That's a very miserable story.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I heard that on the happiest evening of my life; I did not think then how happy I was."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you only know one story?" asked the Rats.
Chapter 6 of Christmas by Robert Haven [Editor] Schauffler holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Christmas, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Christmas by Robert Haven [Editor] Schauffler exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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About 217 minutes of reading across 522 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Christmas section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Christmas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
