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Dear Enemy
Dear Enemy

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Dear Enemy is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 6 of Dear Enemy by Jean Webster holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 Dear Enemy contain?

Chapter 6 holds 179 sentences of Dear Enemy, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Dear Enemy by Jean Webster exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 Dear Enemy?

Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 36 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 Dear Enemy

Common questions about reading Dear Enemy by Jean Webster on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Dear Enemy?

Yes. All 4150 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #238 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Dear Enemy is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #238, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dear Enemy take to read?

About 345 minutes of reading across 830 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Dear Enemy section by section

How to work through Dear Enemy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of Dear Enemy 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 Dear Enemy

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

December
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dear Enemy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Letter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dear Enemy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Twice
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dear Enemy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Amazement
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dear Enemy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.
Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.
Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.
Betsy sprinkled the corridors with ammonia.
Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.
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Dear Enemy

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Dear Enemy is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.
Line 2
Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.
Line 3
Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.
Line 4
Betsy sprinkled the corridors with ammonia.
Line 5
Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.
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

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

about

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

all

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

ammonia

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From this reading Betsy sprinkled the corridors with ammonia.

at

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

Betsy

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From this reading Betsy sprinkled the corridors with ammonia.

burning

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

coffee

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

Cook

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

corridors

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From this reading Betsy sprinkled the corridors with ammonia.

counter-irritation

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

created

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

daintily

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From this reading Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.

fires

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

furnace

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

grounds

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

house

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

In

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

intervals

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

man

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

Miss

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From this reading Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.

negro

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

Noah

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

of

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

possible

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

remained

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

rugs

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From this reading Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.

short

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

shovelful

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

smudge

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

Snaith

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

From this reading Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.

sprinkled

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

From this reading Betsy sprinkled the corridors with ammonia.

started

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From this reading Noah (negro furnace man) started smudge fires at intervals about the grounds.

that

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

the

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

through

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

time

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

treated

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

From this reading Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.

violet

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From this reading Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.

was

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

water

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From this reading Miss Snaith daintily treated the rugs with violet water.

waved

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From this reading Cook waved a shovelful of burning coffee through the house.

we

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From this reading In the short time that remained we created all the counter-irritation that was possible.

with

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

From this reading Betsy sprinkled the corridors with ammonia.