Chapter 6 of Parrot & Co. is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Parrot & Co. is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He has spoken to you about me?" "A letter. I saw only his name and yours. I tore it up and threw it overboard. Let us go back.
Chapter 6 of Parrot & Co. is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go back.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"A letter.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I saw only his name and yours.”
to extremes
From this reading “I tore it up and threw it overboard.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “"He has spoken to you about me?"”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “I tore it up and threw it overboard.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “I tore it up and threw it overboard.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I saw only his name and yours.”
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 "A letter.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He has spoken to you about me?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw only his name and yours.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Let us go back.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us go back.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has spoken to you about me?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has spoken to you about me?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw only his name and yours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw only his name and yours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tore it up and threw it overboard.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go back.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "A letter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He has spoken to you about me?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I saw only his name and yours.
and nothing more
From this reading I saw only his name and yours.
to extremes
From this reading I tore it up and threw it overboard.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw only his name and yours.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "He has spoken to you about me?"
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I tore it up and threw it overboard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He has spoken to you about me?"
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I tore it up and threw it overboard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I tore it up and threw it overboard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He has spoken to you about me?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I saw only his name and yours.
Chapter 6 of Parrot & Co. by Harold MacGrath holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Parrot & Co., unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Parrot & Co. by Harold MacGrath exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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