Chapter 6 of Members of the Family is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Members of the Family is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?” “Not if he doesn’t figure on meeting me.” They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.” “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said. “Oh, his leg’s all right.”
Chapter 6 of Members of the Family is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading ““Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?””
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.”
in the recent past
From this reading “They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.””
possessive form of “leg” — a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading ““Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?””
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.””
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.””
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.””
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From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
(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 They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not if he doesn’t figure on meeting me.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not if he doesn’t figure on meeting me.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Not if he doesn’t figure on meeting me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
in the recent past
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
possessive form of “leg” — a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not if he doesn’t figure on meeting me.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not if he doesn’t figure on meeting me.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, his leg’s all right.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m glad his leg’s all right,” I said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
up to a particular time
From this reading They all took quiet turns at looking at me until some one remarked:-- “He ain’t been in town lately.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Figure on meeting your friend McDonough?”
Chapter 6 of Members of the Family by Owen Wister holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Members of the Family, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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