Chapter 6 of Miss Dividends: A Novel is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Miss Dividends: A Novel is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FERDIE DISCOVERS A VIGILANTE. So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it. On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird. All the rest are in at breakfast.
Chapter 6 of Miss Dividends: A Novel is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 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.
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “FERDIE DISCOVERS A VIGILANTE.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.”
excessively quick
From this reading “So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.”
member of a vigilance committee
From this reading “FERDIE DISCOVERS A VIGILANTE.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.”
In this reading “On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.”
In this reading “On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.”
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 FERDIE DISCOVERS A VIGILANTE.
(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 All the rest are in at breakfast.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the rest are in at breakfast.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading All the rest are in at breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
well in the past; former
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading FERDIE DISCOVERS A VIGILANTE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FERDIE DISCOVERS A VIGILANTE.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
excessively quick
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the rest are in at breakfast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading All the rest are in at breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
a guest cabin
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, making a hasty toilet, Miss Travenion steps out of her stateroom to find the car empty, it having already arrived at the eating-station, and the passengers having departed from it.
member of a vigilance committee
From this reading FERDIE DISCOVERS A VIGILANTE.
which person or people
From this reading On the platform, however, she is greeted by Ferdie, who cries out: "Come along, Miss Lazy Bird.
Chapter 6 of Miss Dividends: A Novel by Archibald Clavering Gunter holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 148 sentences of Miss Dividends: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Miss Dividends: A Novel by Archibald Clavering Gunter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 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.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Miss Dividends: A Novel by Archibald Clavering Gunter on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3867 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39824 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #39824, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 322 minutes of reading across 774 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Miss Dividends: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 19 chapters of Miss Dividends: A Novel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Miss Dividends: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
