Chapter 6 of They and I is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of They and I is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE had cold bacon for lunch that day. There was not much of it. I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast. But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat. It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
Chapter 6 of They and I is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.”
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.”
clean or organized
From this reading “But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.”
annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
From this reading “But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was not much of it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
take the midday meal
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was not much of it.
clean or organized
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was not much of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
on the contrary
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not much of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took it to be the bacon we had not eaten for breakfast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not much of it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE had cold bacon for lunch that day.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did not suggest, however, a lunch for four people, two of whom had been out all the morning in the open air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But on a clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.
Chapter 6 of They and I by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 516 sentences, grouped into 104 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.
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