Chapter 6 of Tattle-tales of Cupid is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Tattle-tales of Cupid is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood. Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered. _Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it. _Stuart (sarcastically)._ Ah! You go to make it pleasant for others.
Chapter 6 of Tattle-tales of Cupid is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “_Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “_Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “_Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.”
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading “_Stuart (sarcastically)._ Ah!”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading “Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.”
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 “_Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.”
to come or go into
In this reading “_Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.”
In this reading “_Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.”
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 _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Stuart (sarcastically)._ Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
for the reason that
From this reading _Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading _Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You go to make it pleasant for others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading _Fred (impatiently)._ I don’t go because I enjoy it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
engage in
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You go to make it pleasant for others.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading You go to make it pleasant for others.
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading _Stuart (sarcastically)._ Ah!
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
carry out
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
up to a particular time
From this reading Take a friend’s advice and cut it till you are better tempered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
during the time that
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Stuart._ Fred, you make a mistake to go into society while you are in this mood.
Chapter 6 of Tattle-tales of Cupid by Paul Leicester Ford holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Tattle-tales of Cupid, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Tattle-tales of Cupid by Paul Leicester Ford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Tattle-tales of Cupid by Paul Leicester Ford on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Tattle-tales of Cupid section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of Tattle-tales of Cupid to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tattle-tales of Cupid, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
