Chapter VI
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of She Stoops to Conquer is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TONY. Stout horses and willing minds make short journeys, as they say. Hem. MRS. HARDCASTLE.
She Stoops to Conquer
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of She Stoops to Conquer is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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TONY.
Stout
horses
and
willing
minds
make
short
journeys,
as
they
say.
Hem.
MRS.
HARDCASTLE.
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She Stoops to Conquer
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of She Stoops to Conquer is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
TONY.
Line 2
Stout
horses
and
willing
minds
make
short
journeys,
as
they
say.
Line 3
Hem.
Line 4
MRS.
Line 5
HARDCASTLE.
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as
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HARDCASTLE
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Hem
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horses
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journeys
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make
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minds
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MRS
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say
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short
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Stout
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they
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TONY
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willing
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Chapter 6 of She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith holds 296 sentences, grouped into 60 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 She Stoops to Conquer contain?
Chapter 6 holds 296 sentences of She Stoops to Conquer, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in She Stoops to Conquer
Words and structures a reader meets early in She Stoops to Conquer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stoops
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of She Stoops to Conquer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Conquer
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- Mistakes
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- Night
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