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Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.
His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.
He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.
One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.
"Hello, sweetheart," he said.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

One Basket

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of One Basket is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.
Line 2
His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.
Line 3
He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.
Line 4
One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.
Line 5
"Hello, sweetheart," he said.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

and

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

astonished

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From this reading One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.

Ball's

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

before

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

brawn

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

brazen

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

cheek

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From this reading One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.

Chet

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

down

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

dug

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

feet

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

front

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

gaze

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From this reading One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.

He

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

heels

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

Hello

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From this reading "Hello, sweetheart," he said.

her

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

His

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

in

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

into

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

legs

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

little

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

mouth

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

nerve

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

of

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

One

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From this reading One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.

out

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

pine

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

pole

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

presented

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From this reading One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.

ripe

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

ruddy

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From this reading One ruddy cheek he presented to her astonished gaze.

said

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From this reading "Hello, sweetheart," he said.

scarcely

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

six

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

soft

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

sounds

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

spurred

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

squarely

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

Stasia

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

sturdy

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

From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

sweetheart

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From this reading "Hello, sweetheart," he said.

tearing

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

The

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

to

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

From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

twinkling

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

From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

up

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

walked

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From this reading He walked up to Stasia and stood squarely in front of her, six feet of brawn and brazen nerve.

were

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

with

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From this reading His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.

words

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From this reading The words were scarcely out of her mouth before Chet Ball's sturdy legs were twinkling down the pole.

Chapter 16 of One Basket by Edna Ferber holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 16 of One Basket contain?

Chapter 16 holds 217 sentences of One Basket, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 of One Basket by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 16 of One Basket?

Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 44 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 16 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 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.

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How long does One Basket take to read?

About 340 minutes of reading across 818 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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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.

Woman
A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Basket; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tried
A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Basket; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Woman--so
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Trail
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