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Dave Ranney Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery
Dave Ranney Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Dave Ranney Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.
We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.
He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.
It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.
He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dave Ranney Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Dave Ranney Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.
Line 2
We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.
/wiː juːzd tuː siː iːtʃ ˈʌðər ˈɔːfən ənd hæv ə ɡʊd tʃæt əˈbaʊt θɪŋz ɪn ˈdʒenərəl/
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He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.
/hiː sed hiː wɑːz ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː teɪk tʃɑːrdʒ ʌv ðə siː ənd lænd tʃɜːrtʃ ənd ˈwɔːntɪd miː tuː kʌm ənd biː ðə ˈsekstən/
Line 4
It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.
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He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.
/hiː θɔːt ɪt wʊd biː ə ɡʊd θɪŋ fɔːr miː tuː bɪˈkʌm ˌriːuːˈnaɪtɪd tuː maɪ waɪf ˈmeri ənd aɪ θɔːt soʊ tuː bʌt ʃiː hæd tuː ɡɪv hɜːr kənˈsent/

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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.

chat verb US /tʃæt/

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading “We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.”

coal noun US /koʊl/

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading “It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.”

consent noun US /kənˈsent/

permission to do something

From this reading “He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.”

gas noun US /ɡæs/

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading “It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.”

per preposition US /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading “It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.”

promoted verb US /prəˈmoʊtɪd/

past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading “PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.”

reunited verb US /ˌriːuːˈnaɪtɪd/

past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again

From this reading “He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.”

sexton noun US /ˈsekstən/

United States poet (1928-1974)

From this reading “He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.”

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30.00

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

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

chatverbUS /tʃæt/

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

coalnounUS /koʊl/

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

consentnounUS /kənˈsent/

permission to do something

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

gasnounUS /ɡæs/

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

Irvine

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

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

LandnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

PROMOTEDverbUS /prəˈmoʊtɪd/

past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

reunitedverbUS /ˌriːuːˈnaɪtɪd/

past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

roomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

sextonnounUS /ˈsekstən/

United States poet (1928-1974)

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading PROMOTED I had never lost sight of my friend Irvine.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He said he was going to take charge of the Sea and Land Church and wanted me to come and be the sexton.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We used to see each other often and have a good chat about things in general.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He thought it would be a good thing for me to become reunited to my wife Mary, and I thought so too, but she had to give her consent.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would give me $30.00 per month, rooms, coal and gas.

Chapter 6 of Dave Ranney Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery by Dave Ranney holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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.

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