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Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of One Basket is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 6 of One Basket by Edna Ferber holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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.

What does chapter 6 of One Basket contain?

Chapter 6 holds 239 sentences of One Basket, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of One Basket by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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.

How do I study chapter 6 of One Basket?

Work through the 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 48 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.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading One Basket

Common questions about reading One Basket by Edna Ferber on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of One Basket?

Yes. All 4257 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #489 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of One Basket is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #489, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does One Basket take to read?

About 354 minutes of reading across 852 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read One Basket section by section

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Vocabulary met early in One Basket

Words and structures a reader meets early in One Basket, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Basket; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Charles
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Keller
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Version
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Cover illustration for One Basket
Context Illustration Reading 1/48 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Ugly words.
Bitter words.
Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.
From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.
That's the trouble with half you women.
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AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of One Basket is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Ugly words.
Line 2
Bitter words.
Line 3
Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.
Line 4
From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.
Line 5
That's the trouble with half you women.
All words in this reading · 29

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

between

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

Bitter

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From this reading Bitter words.

do

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

enough

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

flew

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

From

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

got

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

half

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From this reading That's the trouble with half you women.

haven't

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

him

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

is

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

knew

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

like

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

neither

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

sparks

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

steel

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

striking

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

that

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

That's

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From this reading That's the trouble with half you women.

the

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From this reading That's the trouble with half you women.

them

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

they

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From this reading Words that neither knew they knew flew between them like sparks between steel striking steel.

to

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

Trouble

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

Ugly

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From this reading Ugly words.

with

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.

women

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From this reading That's the trouble with half you women.

words

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From this reading Ugly words.

you

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From this reading From him: "Trouble with you is you haven't got enough to do.