Chapter 6 of The Inn at the Red Oak is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Inn at the Red Oak is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom. "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour. No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire. Call the girl Danny; I want to get up." "All right, mother.
Chapter 6 of The Inn at the Red Oak is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 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.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.”
on a floor below
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “"What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “"What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right, mother.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call the girl Danny; I want to get up."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Call the girl Danny; I want to get up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
on a floor below
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
start firing a weapon
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Call the girl Danny; I want to get up."
a young female
From this reading Call the girl Danny; I want to get up."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "All right, mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
not any; not one
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading No one has been near me since Deborah came in to lay the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Call the girl Danny; I want to get up."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Call the girl Danny; I want to get up."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
at the time that
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE When Dan came downstairs in the morning Mrs. Frost called him to the door of her bedroom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What on earth is the matter with Nancy?" she exclaimed; "I have been waiting for her the past hour.
Chapter 6 of The Inn at the Red Oak by Latta Griswold holds 169 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.
Chapter 6 holds 169 sentences of The Inn at the Red Oak, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Inn at the Red Oak by Latta Griswold exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 34 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 Inn at the Red Oak by Latta Griswold on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3382 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9856 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #9856, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 281 minutes of reading across 677 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Inn at the Red Oak section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Inn at the Red Oak 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 Inn at the Red Oak, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
