Chapter 6 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You know everything, don't you?" "Need you ask?" "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance. Are you sure you're all right?" Women's ears!
Chapter 6 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 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.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Need you ask?"”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “"Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Women's ears!”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"You know everything, don't you?"”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"Need you ask?"”
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “"Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.”
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.
a telephone call made outside the local calling area
In this reading “"Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.”
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 "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
(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 Are you sure you're all right?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you sure you're all right?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Need you ask?"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know everything, don't you?"
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Women's ears!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "You know everything, don't you?"
apart from; not including
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know everything, don't you?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Need you ask?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Are you sure you're all right?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Are you sure you're all right?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Except that we're wasting a lot of money on Long Distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women's ears!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know everything, don't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you sure you're all right?"
Chapter 6 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 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 Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 9988 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62900 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #62900, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 25 chapters of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower 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 Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
