Chapter VI
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of The Playboy of the Western World is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JIMMY. He’s neck and neck! MAHON. Good boy to him! Flames, but he’s in!
The Playboy of the Western World
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of The Playboy of the Western World is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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JIMMY.
He’s
neck
and
neck!
MAHON.
Good
boy
to
him!
Flames,
but
he’s
in!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The Playboy of the Western World
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of The Playboy of the Western World is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
JIMMY.
/ˈdʒɪmi/
Line 2
He’s
neck
and
neck!
Line 3
MAHON.
Line 4
Good
boy
to
him!
/ɡʊd bɔɪ tuː hɪm/
Line 5
Flames,
but
he’s
in!
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.
boy
noun
US /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading “Good boy to him!”
Flames
noun
US /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “Flames, but he’s in!”
Good
adjective
US /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good boy to him!”
jimmy
verb
US /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “JIMMY.”
neck
noun
US /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “He’s neck and neck!”
All words in this reading · 12
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.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’s neck and neck!
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Good boy to him!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Flames, but he’s in!
FlamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Flames, but he’s in!
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good boy to him!
He's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s neck and neck!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good boy to him!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flames, but he’s in!
JIMMYverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY.
MAHON
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAHON.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He’s neck and neck!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good boy to him!
Chapter 6 of The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. (John Millington) Synge holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
What does chapter 6 of The Playboy of the Western World contain?
Chapter 6 holds 258 sentences of The Playboy of the Western World, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. (John Millington) Synge exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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Vocabulary met early in The Playboy of the Western World
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Playboy of the Western World, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Playboy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Playboy of the Western World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Western
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- World
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- Writing
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