Chapter 6 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box. Had they seen him? he wondered. Then common sense returned to him. They could not possibly have seen him. Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
Chapter 6 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.”
by chance
From this reading “They could not possibly have seen him.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “Had they seen him? he wondered.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Then common sense returned to him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not possibly have seen him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had they seen him? he wondered.
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From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could not possibly have seen him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had they seen him? he wondered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not possibly have seen him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
and nothing more
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
by chance
From this reading They could not possibly have seen him.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then common sense returned to him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Apart from any other reasons, he had only been in his brother's seat for half-a-dozen seconds.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Had they seen him? he wondered.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Then common sense returned to him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then common sense returned to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had they seen him? he wondered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then common sense returned to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He picked up his chair and sat down well out of sight of the box.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Had they seen him? he wondered.
Chapter 6 of The Head of Kay's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of The Head of Kay's, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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