Chapter 6 of Keineth is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 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 Keineth is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table. He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired. "What've you got?" Peggy answered promptly. "Guess!"
Chapter 6 of Keineth is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly skilled
From this reading “He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.”
wanted intensely
From this reading “He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.”
a midday meal
From this reading “ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “Peggy answered promptly.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.”
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.
highly skilled
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Peggy answered promptly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
wanted intensely
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Guess!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
a midday meal
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy answered promptly.
with little or no delay
From this reading Peggy answered promptly.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What've you got?"
which person or people
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore the satisfied air of one who has accomplished something long desired.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALICE RUNS AWAY "I've got something to show you all," Billy announced at the luncheon table.
Chapter 6 of Keineth by Jane Abbott holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 111 sentences of Keineth, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Keineth by Jane Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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