Chapter 6 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By-and-by her mother awoke. She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face. “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able. I hope she will be happy with what she has.” “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
Chapter 6 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading ““Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “By-and-by her mother awoke.”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading ““See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope she will be happy with what she has.””
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading ““See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.”
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 ““Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.”
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 “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading By-and-by her mother awoke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope she will be happy with what she has.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
an indefinite time in the future
From this reading By-and-by her mother awoke.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
a young female
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope she will be happy with what she has.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By-and-by her mother awoke.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope she will be happy with what she has.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading By-and-by her mother awoke.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
cut with a saw
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She raised her head and saw Annie’s happy face.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “See, mother,” cried Annie, “I have twelve gumdrops and a cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I hope she will be happy with what she has.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope she will be happy with what she has.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hope she will be happy with what she has.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Poor girl,” she thought, “how happy I would have been to have bought something else for her, but I wasn’t able.
Chapter 6 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young by Silas Xavier Floyd holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young by Silas Xavier Floyd exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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