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Chapter 7 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Applause. All of us this time. More applause. Say this guy can fiddle, he can. Come on, baron, another tune.
Chapter 7 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Come on, baron, another tune.”
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “Applause.”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “Come on, baron, another tune.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, baron, another tune.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “Say this guy can fiddle, he can.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “Say this guy can fiddle, he can.”
express in words
From this reading “Say this guy can fiddle, he can.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Come on, baron, another tune.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 All of us this time.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Come on, baron, another tune.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading Applause.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Come on, baron, another tune.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Say this guy can fiddle, he can.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on, baron, another tune.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Say this guy can fiddle, he can.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Say this guy can fiddle, he can.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Say this guy can fiddle, he can.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More applause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of us this time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on, baron, another tune.
express in words
From this reading Say this guy can fiddle, he can.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All of us this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All of us this time.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Come on, baron, another tune.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All of us this time.
Chapter 7 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 409 sentences of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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