Chapter 6 of The Red Lottery Ticket is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Red Lottery Ticket is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I think we ought to come to an understanding." "I think so, too," replied Blanche. "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace. We can exchange letters. Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
Chapter 6 of The Red Lottery Ticket is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 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.
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading “"We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “We can exchange letters.”
obtain
From this reading “"We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.”
the literary culture
From this reading “We can exchange letters.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “"We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.”
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading “"We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “"I think we ought to come to an understanding."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.”
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 "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think so, too," replied Blanche.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can exchange letters.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading We can exchange letters.
obtain
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
the literary culture
From this reading We can exchange letters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I think so, too," replied Blanche.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think so, too," replied Blanche.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I think so, too," replied Blanche.
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "We have nothing to gain by war, so let us conclude a treaty of peace.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we ought to come to an understanding."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Give me mine, and I'll give you yours."
Chapter 6 of The Red Lottery Ticket by Fortuné Du Boisgobey holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of The Red Lottery Ticket, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Red Lottery Ticket by Fortuné Du Boisgobey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 87 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 Red Lottery Ticket by Fortuné Du Boisgobey on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3085 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40491 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #40491, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 257 minutes of reading across 617 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Red Lottery Ticket section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of The Red Lottery Ticket 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 Red Lottery Ticket, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
