Chapter 7 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nils screwed up his eyes. "That I don't know. When she says." Joe threw out his chest. "Das-a way boys talks.
Chapter 7 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Das-a way boys talks.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Joe threw out his chest.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Nils screwed up his eyes.”
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Nils screwed up his eyes.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “When she says."”
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading “Nils screwed up his eyes.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “"Das-a way boys talks.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Joe threw out his chest.”
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Das-a way boys talks.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Joe threw out his chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Das-a way boys talks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That I don't know.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I don't know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe threw out his chest.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "That I don't know.
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Joe threw out his chest.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading When she says."
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she says."
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading "Das-a way boys talks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I don't know.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Joe threw out his chest.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Das-a way boys talks.
at the time that
From this reading When she says."
Chapter 7 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Willa Cather holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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