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A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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"You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
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A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
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They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
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He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
/hiː læft ənd rɪrd hɪmˈself ɪn maɪ ɑːrmz æz aɪ tʊk hɪm ʌp ənd held hɪm kloʊs tuː miː/
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He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
/hiː wɑːz soʊ wɔːrm ənd ˈtɪŋɡəlɪŋ wɪð laɪf ənd hiː hæd ðə flʌʃ ʌv nuː bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz ʌv ðə nuː ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ənd ðə nuː roʊz/
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He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
/hiː siːmd tuː hæv kʌm soʊ ˈleɪtli frʌm hɪz ˈmʌðərz hɑːrt/

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beginnings noun US /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz/

plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading “He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.”

chest noun US /tʃest/

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading “They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.”

finer adjective US /ˈfaɪnər/

(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence

From this reading “"You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.”

flush noun US /flʌʃ/

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading “He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.”

fuzz noun US /fʌz/

filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

From this reading “They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.”

reared verb US /rɪrd/

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading “He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.”

tingling adjective US /ˈtɪŋɡəlɪŋ/

exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

From this reading “He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.”

travels noun US /ˈtrævəlz/

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading “"You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.”

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ain't

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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

beginningsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz/

plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

chestnounUS /tʃest/

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/

(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

flushnounUS /flʌʃ/

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

fuzznounUS /fʌz/

filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

how

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

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/

in the recent past

From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

rearedverbUS /rɪrd/

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

Spinny

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

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

tinglingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋɡəlɪŋ/

exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.

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