Chapter 6 of Left End Edwards is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Left End Edwards is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLUES! "The confidence-man?" asked Steve incredulously. "Oh, you run away and play, Tom! What would he be doing here? Don't be a silly goat!"
Chapter 6 of Left End Edwards is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"The confidence-man?" asked Steve incredulously.”
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading “CLUES!”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What would he be doing here?”
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading “Don't be a silly goat!"”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “"Oh, you run away and play, Tom!”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"Oh, you run away and play, Tom!”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Don't be a silly goat!"”
male cat
From this reading “"Oh, you run away and play, Tom!”
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 Don't be a silly goat!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, you run away and play, Tom!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "The confidence-man?" asked Steve incredulously.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, you run away and play, Tom!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What would he be doing here?
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading CLUES!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The confidence-man?" asked Steve incredulously.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What would he be doing here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be a silly goat!"
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Don't be a silly goat!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would he be doing here?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What would he be doing here?
in an incredulous manner
From this reading "The confidence-man?" asked Steve incredulously.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you run away and play, Tom!
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Oh, you run away and play, Tom!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Oh, you run away and play, Tom!
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Don't be a silly goat!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The confidence-man?" asked Steve incredulously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The confidence-man?" asked Steve incredulously.
male cat
From this reading "Oh, you run away and play, Tom!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would he be doing here?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would he be doing here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you run away and play, Tom!
Chapter 6 of Left End Edwards by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 209 sentences of Left End Edwards, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Left End Edwards by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 42 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
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