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The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing)
The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing)

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.
It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.
I don’t get on.”
Have you wanted to?”
He sighed.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing)

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.
Line 2
It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.
Line 3
I don’t get on.”
Line 4
Have you wanted to?”
/hæv juː ˈwɔːntɪd tuː/
Line 5
He sighed.
/hiː saɪd/

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, and audio.

anywhere adverb US /ˈeniwer/

at or in or to any place

From this reading ““It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.”

first adjective US /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading ““It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.”

get verb US /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading ““I don’t get on.””

girl noun US /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading ““It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.”

promise verb US /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading ““Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.”

sighed verb US /saɪd/

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “He sighed.”

time noun US /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading ““It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.”

wanted adjective US /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading ““Have you wanted to?””

All words in this reading · 27

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/

at or in or to any place

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

don't

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

From this reading “I don’t get on.”

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “I don’t get on.”

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you wanted to?”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

Henrietta

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

From this reading “Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I don’t get on.”

I'll

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

From this reading “Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.

I've

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

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “I don’t get on.”

promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading “Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Oh, I’ll promise,” Henrietta said.

sighedverbUS /saɪd/

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading He sighed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Have you wanted to?”

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading “Have you wanted to?”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “It will be the first time I’ve been anywhere with a girl,” he said.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Have you wanted to?”

Chapter 6 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

What does chapter 6 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) contain?

Chapter 6 holds 416 sentences of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing), unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

How do I study chapter 6 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing)?

Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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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.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #8131, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Vocabulary met early in The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing)

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Overlooking
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Distant
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Channel
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hills
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.