Chapter 6 of Where the Blue Begins is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Where the Blue Begins is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hey!” he exclaimed. “Don't you know smoking's forbidden? What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled? Get out of here! You're fired!”
Chapter 6 of Where the Blue Begins is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
From this reading “What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““Hey!” he exclaimed.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?”
having lost your job
From this reading “You're fired!””
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading ““Don't you know smoking's forbidden?”
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading “What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?”
possessive form of “smoking” — the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading ““Don't you know smoking's forbidden?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't you know smoking's forbidden?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Hey!” he exclaimed.
start firing a weapon
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
having lost your job
From this reading You're fired!”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “Don't you know smoking's forbidden?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hey!” he exclaimed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Get out of here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey!” he exclaimed.
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don't you know smoking's forbidden?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Get out of here!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Get out of here!
possessive form of “smoking” — the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Don't you know smoking's forbidden?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want to do, get our fire insurance cancelled?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don't you know smoking's forbidden?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're fired!”
Chapter 6 of Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 6 holds 189 sentences of Where the Blue Begins, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Where the Blue Begins, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
