Chapter 6 of The Babe, B.A. is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Babe, B.A. is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What _do_ you propose to do then?” “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.” “And if he denies it?” “The matter ends there. At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
Chapter 6 of The Babe, B.A. is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 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.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.””
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading ““And if he denies it?””
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ““The matter ends there.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““The matter ends there.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““What _do_ you propose to do then?””
apart from others
From this reading “At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.””
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading ““I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.””
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 “At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if he denies it?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “And if he denies it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What _do_ you propose to do then?”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “The matter ends there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And if he denies it?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if he denies it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And if he denies it?”
engage in
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “The matter ends there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “What _do_ you propose to do then?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
apart from others
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The matter ends there.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What _do_ you propose to do then?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The matter ends there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time to make it clear to him that three people separately thought they saw him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What _do_ you propose to do then?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I propose that one of us tells him what we thought we saw.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What _do_ you propose to do then?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What _do_ you propose to do then?”
Chapter 6 of The Babe, B.A. by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of The Babe, B.A., unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Babe, B.A. by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 88 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 The Babe, B.A. by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2991 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56986 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #56986, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 249 minutes of reading across 599 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Babe, B.A. section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of The Babe, B.A. 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 The Babe, B.A., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
