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The Chautauqua Girls At Home
The Chautauqua Girls At Home

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 6 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home by Pansy holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

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Chapter 6 holds 166 sentences of The Chautauqua Girls At Home, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Chautauqua Girls At Home

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Chautauqua Girls At Home, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Girls
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Chautauqua
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DISTURBING ELEMENTS.
THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.
Eurie ran.
Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.
She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.
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The Chautauqua Girls At Home

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DISTURBING ELEMENTS.
Line 2
THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.
Line 3
Eurie ran.
Line 4
Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.
Line 5
She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

always

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From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

anxiety

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From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

arnica

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From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

baby

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From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

bathed

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From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

bumps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

chair

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

child

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

cold

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From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

contrived

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

cried

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From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

DISTURBING

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From this reading DISTURBING ELEMENTS.

Dr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

ELEMENTS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DISTURBING ELEMENTS.

else

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From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

Eurie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Eurie ran.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

head

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

high

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

loudly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

mamma

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

Mitchell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

next

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

pacified

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

petted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

ran

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Eurie ran.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

soothed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

special

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

state

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

things

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

thought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

troubled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Mitchell was always so troubled about bumps on the head.

tumble

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

unendurable

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.

water

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She bathed this in cold water, and in arnica, and petted, and soothed, and pacified as well as she could a child who thought it a special and unendurable state of things not to have mamma and nobody else.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE next anxiety was the baby, who contrived to tumble himself over in his high chair, and cried loudly.