Chapter 6 of "Short Sixes" is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of "Short Sixes" is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out! You’ll have to send for a _man_!” “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.” Here Hector yawped madly. “I shall take him out,” concluded Miss Pellicoe, “_myself_!”
Chapter 6 of "Short Sixes" is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading ““I shall take him out,” concluded Miss Pellicoe, “_myself_!””
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.””
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading ““I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.””
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “Here Hector yawped madly.”
being in captivity
From this reading ““I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.””
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Here Hector yawped madly.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “You’ll have to send for a _man_!””
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!”
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 ““I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.””
In this reading ““I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.””
order, request, or command to come
In this reading “You’ll have to send for a _man_!””
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 You’ll have to send for a _man_!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “I shall take him out,” concluded Miss Pellicoe, “_myself_!”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You’ll have to send for a _man_!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You’ll have to send for a _man_!”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Here Hector yawped madly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Hector yawped madly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
being in captivity
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
go away from a place
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Here Hector yawped madly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You’ll have to send for a _man_!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I shall take him out,” concluded Miss Pellicoe, “_myself_!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading You’ll have to send for a _man_!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
carry out
From this reading “I shall take him out,” concluded Miss Pellicoe, “_myself_!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ll have to send for a _man_!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh, Sister!” cried Miss Angela, “we _never_ can get him out!
a Caucasian
From this reading “I certainly shall not send for a _man_ at this hour of the evening,” said Miss Pellicoe, white, but firm; “and I shall not leave the poor creature imprisoned during the night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Hector yawped madly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll have to send for a _man_!”
Chapter 6 of "Short Sixes" by H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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