Chapter 6 of Tom, Dick and Harry is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tom, Dick and Harry is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It'll take you all your time to bother some of them. There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick! Whatever am I to do, Dicky?" "I wouldn't advise you to hang Flitwick. Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
Chapter 6 of Tom, Dick and Harry is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
give advice to
From this reading “"I wouldn't advise you to hang Flitwick.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “"It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.”
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"”
a boy or man
From this reading “Oh, about that fellow Crofter!”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!”
carry out
From this reading “"It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “"It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
give advice to
From this reading "I wouldn't advise you to hang Flitwick.
(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'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain
From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
a boy or man
From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
be suspended or hanging
From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
carry out
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wouldn't advise you to hang Flitwick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
Chapter 6 of Tom, Dick and Harry by Talbot Baines Reed holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Tom, Dick and Harry, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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