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Danny's Own Story
Danny's Own Story

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 6 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 Danny's Own Story contain?

Chapter 6 holds 212 sentences of Danny's Own Story, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 Danny's Own Story?

Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 43 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.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading Danny's Own Story

Common questions about reading Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Danny's Own Story?

Yes. All 4986 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #587 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Danny's Own Story is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #587, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Danny's Own Story take to read?

About 415 minutes of reading across 998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Danny's Own Story section by section

How to work through Danny's Own Story section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 24 chapters of Danny's Own Story to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Danny's Own Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in Danny's Own Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Always
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Aggervation
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Mixed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Danny's Own Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.
She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.
In her lap was a book she had been reading.
She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.
"Well," I says, "can I have one?"
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Danny's Own Story

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.
Line 2
She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.
Line 3
In her lap was a book she had been reading.
Line 4
She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.
Line 5
"Well," I says, "can I have one?"
All words in this reading · 44

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

acquainted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

as

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

back

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

been

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In her lap was a book she had been reading.

book

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In her lap was a book she had been reading.

boy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

can

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well," I says, "can I have one?"

eating

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

fork

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

got

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

had

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In her lap was a book she had been reading.

have

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well," I says, "can I have one?"

her

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In her lap was a book she had been reading.

herself

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

into

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

lap

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In her lap was a book she had been reading.

leaning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

limbs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

looks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

made

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

Martha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

one

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

reading

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In her lap was a book she had been reading.

says

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well," I says, "can I have one?"

setting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

She

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

tree

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was eating one herself, setting up in the tree like a boy.

tumble

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

two

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was leaning back into the fork two limbs made so as not to tumble.

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.

Well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well," I says, "can I have one?"

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I looks up, and that was how I got acquainted with Martha.