Chapter 6 of !Tention is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of !Tention is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, Punch, lad, I know. It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long. I was working for you--for both of us--all the time." "Course you was, comrade! I know.
Chapter 6 of !Tention is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
have
From this reading “It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"Course you was, comrade!”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Course you was, comrade!”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Yes, Punch, lad, I know.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “"Yes, Punch, lad, I know.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
have
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Course you was, comrade!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Course you was, comrade!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, Punch, lad, I know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, Punch, lad, I know.
a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, Punch, lad, I know.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading "Yes, Punch, lad, I know.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very hard to bear, but I couldn't help being so long.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Punch, lad, I know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was working for you--for both of us--all the time."
Chapter 6 of !Tention by George Manville Fenn holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of !Tention, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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