Chapter 6 of The Black Bar is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Black Bar is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh yes, sir. We was there ever so long. Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting. Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose? It's something to talk about, I can tell you.
Chapter 6 of The Black Bar is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.”
transport commercially
From this reading “Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Oh yes, sir.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It's something to talk about, I can tell you.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “It's something to talk about, I can tell you.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Oh yes, sir.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's something to talk about, I can tell you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's something to talk about, I can tell you.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
at any time
From this reading We was there ever so long.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
and nothing more
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
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 We was there ever so long.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
transport commercially
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh yes, sir.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We was there ever so long.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It's something to talk about, I can tell you.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading It's something to talk about, I can tell you.
express in words
From this reading It's something to talk about, I can tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never was in the hold of a slave ship, sir, I s'pose?
in or at that place or location
From this reading We was there ever so long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's something to talk about, I can tell you.
precisely as stated
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We was there ever so long.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We was there ever so long.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just you go down and see, sir; it's very interesting.
Chapter 6 of The Black Bar by George Manville Fenn holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of The Black Bar, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Black Bar by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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