Chapter 6 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"COME" Glen asked no questions. If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it. He waited to hear if he would say more. "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim. "Please yourself."
Chapter 6 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading “If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.”
United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)
From this reading “If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “"COME" Glen asked no questions.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please yourself."”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “"COME" Glen asked no questions.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “He waited to hear if he would say more.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Please yourself."”
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 “If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.”
In this reading “"Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
not any; not one
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please yourself."
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "COME" Glen asked no questions.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
express in words
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading If Jim Benny had shot Calder he must have had good reason for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He waited to hear if he would say more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want to know why?" asked Jim.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Please yourself."
Chapter 6 of The Sweep Winner by Nat Gould holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 178 sentences of The Sweep Winner, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Sweep Winner by Nat Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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