Chapter 6 of Laicus is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Laicus is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Am I a Drone? DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school. So does Mr. Work. So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much. She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
Chapter 6 of Laicus is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.”
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.”
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
From this reading “Am I a Drone?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “So does Mr. Work.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Am I a Drone?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I a Drone?
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So does Mr. Work.
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
From this reading Am I a Drone?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I a Drone?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
a form of address for a man
From this reading So does Mr. Work.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
and nothing more
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
express in words
From this reading So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So does Mr. Work.
carry out
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She only says that if I did she thinks I could do a great deal of good.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So I think does Jennie, though she does not say much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading DEACON Goodsole wants me to take a class in the Sabbath-school.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading So does Mr. Work.
Chapter 6 of Laicus by Lyman Abbott holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 129 sentences of Laicus, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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