Chapter 6 of Graustark 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 Graustark is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Have you secured your men?” “I have, your--” “Sh! Call me Michael, on your life! They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?” “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
Chapter 6 of Graustark 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.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading ““Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “Call me Michael, on your life!”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?””
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading ““Have you secured your men?””
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ““Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.”
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?””
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?””
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have, your--” “Sh!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
the force of workers available
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Call me Michael, on your life!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have, your--” “Sh!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading They are ready and willing to undertake the venture?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, but they do not understand the true conditions.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you secured your men?”
Chapter 6 of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 6 holds 415 sentences of Graustark, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Graustark, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
