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The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories
The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Go on, Perce.
You got that out of _Golden Days_.
Do you believe that, Arthur?”
I appealed.
Arthur answered, quite seriously: Like as not.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Go on, Perce.
Line 2
You got that out of _Golden Days_.
Line 3
Do you believe that, Arthur?”
Line 4
I appealed.
Line 5
Arthur answered, quite seriously: “Like as not.

All words in this reading · 21

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.

answered

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

From this reading Arthur answered, quite seriously: “Like as not.

appealed

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

From this reading I appealed.

Arthur

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

From this reading Do you believe that, Arthur?”

as

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

From this reading Arthur answered, quite seriously: “Like as not.

believe

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

From this reading Do you believe that, Arthur?”

Days

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

From this reading You got that out of _Golden Days_.

Do

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

From this reading Do you believe that, Arthur?”

Go

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

From this reading “Go on, Perce.

Golden

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

From this reading You got that out of _Golden Days_.

got

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From this reading You got that out of _Golden Days_.

I

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

From this reading I appealed.

Like

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

From this reading Arthur answered, quite seriously: “Like as not.

not

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From this reading Arthur answered, quite seriously: “Like as not.

of

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

From this reading You got that out of _Golden Days_.

on

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

From this reading “Go on, Perce.

out

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From this reading You got that out of _Golden Days_.

Perce

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

From this reading “Go on, Perce.

quite

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

From this reading Arthur answered, quite seriously: “Like as not.

seriously

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

From this reading Arthur answered, quite seriously: “Like as not.

that

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From this reading You got that out of _Golden Days_.

You

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From this reading You got that out of _Golden Days_.

Chapter 6 of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories by Willa Cather holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 Troll Garden, and Selected Stories contain?

Chapter 6 holds 183 sentences of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories by Willa Cather exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 Troll Garden, and Selected Stories?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 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.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories

Common questions about reading The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories by Willa Cather on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories?

Yes. All 4581 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #346 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #346, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories take to read?

About 381 minutes of reading across 917 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories section by section

How to work through The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 26 chapters of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Divide
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hermannson's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Enchanted
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bluff
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.