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Tom Grogan
Tom Grogan

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Tom Grogan is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tom Grogan

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Tom Grogan is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
Line 2
Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
Line 3
She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
Line 4
Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
Line 5
Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”

All words in this reading · 76

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a

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ain't

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and

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

asked

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

at

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

Bedad

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

been

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

brewery

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

came

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

corridor

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door

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

dozen

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

enough

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

excitement

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

faded

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

from

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got

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grew

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

had

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

half

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

have

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

he

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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”

head

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her

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

house

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

in

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

Is

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

job

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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”

know

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

long

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

man's

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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”

Mrs

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

neighbors

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

new-comer

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

not

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

of

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

on

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

only

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

opening

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

opposite

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

or

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

other

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

over

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

own

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

roight

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

rooms

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

run

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

said

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

Schwartz's

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

several

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

shawl

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

She

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

shrunken-looking

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

smaller

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

so

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

spread

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

stopping

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

suddenly

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

tenement

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

tenements

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

the

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

there

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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”

tide

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

to

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

Todd

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

trouble

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

turning

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

was

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

way

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

week

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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.

while

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

woman

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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.

women

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

ye're

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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.

Your

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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”

Chapter 6 of Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 185 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 Tom Grogan contain?

Chapter 6 holds 185 sentences of Tom Grogan, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 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 Tom Grogan?

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.

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How long does Tom Grogan take to read?

About 188 minutes of reading across 453 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Tom Grogan

Words and structures a reader meets early in Tom Grogan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Something
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Worried
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Babcock
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Impatient
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