Chapter 6 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we? I shore wish we would." "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he. "Why not?" I ast him.
Chapter 6 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?”
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading “"So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “I shore wish we would."”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I shore wish we would."”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ast him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ast him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading I shore wish we would."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
(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 "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I shore wish we would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I shore wish we would."
Chapter 6 of The Man Next Door by Emerson Hough holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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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