Chapter 6 of Enchantment is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Enchantment is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place. You must have popularity to back you. I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man." "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right." "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
Chapter 6 of Enchantment is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading “I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “"If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “"If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.”
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “"If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.”
make less visible or unclear
From this reading “"Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “"I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.”
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading “You must have popularity to back you.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “"If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You must have popularity to back you.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have popularity to back you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have popularity to back you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."
not any; not one
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."
make less visible or unclear
From this reading "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading You must have popularity to back you.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right."
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
precisely as stated
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you are defeated, there is no possible method of sending you to Washington in Miller's place.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I have observed that you are a very ambitious young man."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I like your pluck, my boy, though it stands in your own light.
Chapter 6 of Enchantment by Harold MacGrath holds 428 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 428 sentences of Enchantment, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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