Chapter 9 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back. Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast. As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe! Joe! Do you hear, Joe?"
Chapter 9 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!”
demanding attention
From this reading “As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!”
apart from; not including
From this reading “To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.”
made afraid
From this reading “Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.
react verbally
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
demanding attention
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you hear, Joe?"
apart from; not including
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.
made afraid
From this reading Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Do you hear, Joe?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
not any; not one
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
above and across; more than
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this Joe made no answer except to let his head fall back.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Mrs. Sardotopolis grew frightened and walked fast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she came near her home Mrs. Sardotopolis was leaning over the bundle in her arms, crying, "Joe!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you hear, Joe?"
Chapter 9 of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 415 sentences of A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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