Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Six Girls and Bob is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIX GIRLS AND BOB. A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields. 330 pages. SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM. A Story.
Six Girls and Bob
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Six Girls and Bob is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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SIX
GIRLS
AND
BOB.
A
Story
of
Patty-Pans
and
Green
Fields.
330
pages.
SIX
GIRLS
AND
THE
TEA
ROOM.
A
Story.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Six Girls and Bob
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Six Girls and Bob is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
SIX
GIRLS
AND
BOB.
/sɪks ɡɜːrlz ənd bɑːb/
Line 2
A
Story
of
Patty-Pans
and
Green
Fields.
Line 3
330
pages.
Line 4
SIX
GIRLS
AND
THE
TEA
ROOM.
/sɪks ɡɜːrlz ənd ðə tiː ruːm/
Line 5
A
Story.
/ə ˈstɔːri/
Learner Dictionary
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.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “SIX GIRLS AND BOB.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “SIX GIRLS AND BOB.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “330 pages.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “SIX GIRLS AND BOB.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
Green Fields
noun + noun
In this reading “A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.”
All words in this reading · 15
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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330
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 330 pages.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIX GIRLS AND BOB.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading SIX GIRLS AND BOB.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading SIX GIRLS AND BOB.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading 330 pages.
Patty-Pans
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SIX GIRLS AND BOB.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM.
Chapter 1 of Six Girls and Bob by Marion Ames Taggart holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
What does chapter 1 of Six Girls and Bob contain?
Chapter 1 holds 248 sentences of Six Girls and Bob, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #47655, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Six Girls and Bob take to read?
About 352 minutes of reading across 847 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Six Girls and Bob
Words and structures a reader meets early in Six Girls and Bob, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Girls
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Six Girls and Bob; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
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- Patty-pans
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- Green
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Six Girls and Bob; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.