Chapter 5 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Go on, says the judge, what happened? What's the complaint? Time is precious. Let's have it in a nutshell. This is a good idea.
Chapter 5 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “What's the complaint?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “This is a good idea.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Go on, says the judge, what happened?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “This is a good idea.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Go on, says the judge, what happened?”
the shell around the kernel of a nut
From this reading “Let's have it in a nutshell.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Time is precious.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Go on, says the judge, what happened?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let's have it in a nutshell.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading What's the complaint?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go on, says the judge, what happened?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This is a good idea.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Go on, says the judge, what happened?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's have it in a nutshell.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This is a good idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let's have it in a nutshell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time is precious.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let's have it in a nutshell.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Go on, says the judge, what happened?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's have it in a nutshell.
the shell around the kernel of a nut
From this reading Let's have it in a nutshell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on, says the judge, what happened?
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Time is precious.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Go on, says the judge, what happened?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go on, says the judge, what happened?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a good idea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time is precious.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Go on, says the judge, what happened?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the complaint?
Chapter 5 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht 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.
Chapter 5 holds 417 sentences of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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