Chapter VI of Patty—Bride, “A Sleighride,” is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI
Chapter VI of Patty—Bride, “A Sleighride,” is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room. “Yes, in a minute.” “Oh, I know your minutes! They’re half an hour long each! Here,—let me help you.”
Chapter VI of Patty—Bride, “A Sleighride,” is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 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 mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading ““Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.”
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Here,—let me help you.””
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “They’re half an hour long each!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““Yes, in a minute.””
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading ““Oh, I know your minutes!”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading ““Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading ““Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.”
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 ““Yes, in a minute.””
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 “Yes, in a minute.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They’re half an hour long each!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They’re half an hour long each!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They’re half an hour long each!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Here,—let me help you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here,—let me help you.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They’re half an hour long each!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I know your minutes!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, I know your minutes!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Here,—let me help 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 They’re half an hour long each!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here,—let me help you.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Yes, in a minute.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Oh, I know your minutes!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I know your minutes!
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Ready, Bumble?” asked Patty, looking in at her cousin’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re half an hour long each!
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, in a minute.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here,—let me help you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I know your minutes!
Chapter 6 of Patty—Bride by Carolyn Wells holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 242 sentences of Patty—Bride, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Patty—Bride by Carolyn Wells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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