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The Country of the Pointed Firs

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Country of the Pointed Firs is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sarah Orne Jewett • Curated US English Learning Edition

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I thought by the polite absent-minded smile on Mrs. Todd's face this was no new story.

“Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

“She was a dear little girl in those days.

She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

“We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

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The Country of the Pointed Firs

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Country of the Pointed Firs is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

I thought by the polite absent-minded smile on Mrs. Todd's face this was no new story.

Line 2

“Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

Line 3

“She was a dear little girl in those days.

Line 4

She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

Line 5

“We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

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a

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absent-minded

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after

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

agreed

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From this reading “We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

always

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

beautiful

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

by

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From this reading I thought by the polite absent-minded smile on Mrs. Todd's face this was no new story.

certain

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From this reading “We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

child

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

days

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From this reading “She was a dear little girl in those days.

dear

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From this reading “She was a dear little girl in those days.

did

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From this reading “We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

face

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father's

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

favored

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

folks

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

Fosdick

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From this reading “We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

girl

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From this reading “She was a dear little girl in those days.

I

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in

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Little

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Louisa

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mother

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

Mrs

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new

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no

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of

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on

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polite

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pretty

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

rest

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

rocking

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From this reading “We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

said

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

She

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From this reading “She was a dear little girl in those days.

smile

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From this reading I thought by the polite absent-minded smile on Mrs. Todd's face this was no new story.

steadily

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From this reading “We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

story

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the

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this

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those

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From this reading “She was a dear little girl in those days.

thought

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From this reading I thought by the polite absent-minded smile on Mrs. Todd's face this was no new story.

Todd

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

Todd's

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took

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

very

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

was

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From this reading I thought by the polite absent-minded smile on Mrs. Todd's face this was no new story.

We

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From this reading “We did certain,” agreed Mrs. Fosdick, rocking steadily.

yes

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From this reading “Little Louisa was a beautiful child; yes, I always thought Louisa was very pretty,” Mrs. Todd said.

you

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

your

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From this reading She favored your mother; the rest of you took after your father's folks.”

Chapter 6 of The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 159 sentences of The Country of the Pointed Firs, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

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