Chapter 6 of Days in the Open is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Days in the Open is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Were you born in the country?” “Yes.” “Have you forgotten your boyhood?” “Forgotten it! Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
Chapter 6 of Days in the Open is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
brought into existence
From this reading ““Were you born in the country?””
the childhood of a boy
From this reading ““Have you forgotten your boyhood?””
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.””
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““Have you forgotten your boyhood?””
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading “Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.””
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading “Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.””
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.””
plural of “undertaking” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the middle or central part or point
In this reading “Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.””
In this reading ““Were you born in the country?””
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
brought into existence
From this reading “Were you born in the country?”
the childhood of a boy
From this reading “Have you forgotten your boyhood?”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Were you born in the country?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
divisible by two
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Have you forgotten your boyhood?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you forgotten your boyhood?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Were you born in the country?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Forgotten it!
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Were you born in the country?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
plural of “undertaking” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sometimes I can think of nothing else, and always something out of that boyhood is popping up even in the midst of my business undertakings.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you born in the country?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you born in the country?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you forgotten your boyhood?”
Chapter 6 of Days in the Open by Lathan A. (Lathan Augustus) Crandall holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of Days in the Open, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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About 206 minutes of reading across 496 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Days in the Open, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
