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Chapter 4 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Won't you come in?" He heard her draw in her breath sharply. Waiting. "All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in." V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
Chapter 4 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “He heard her draw in her breath sharply.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “He heard her draw in her breath sharply.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “He heard her draw in her breath sharply.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “"All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Waiting.”
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a prolonged period of time
In this reading “V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.”
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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 V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
(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 right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He heard her draw in her breath sharply.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Won't you come in?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading He heard her draw in her breath sharply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard her draw in her breath sharply.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard her draw in her breath sharply.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He heard her draw in her breath sharply.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Won't you come in?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
above and across; more than
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."
in an aggressive manner
From this reading He heard her draw in her breath sharply.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
a shaky motion
From this reading "All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Waiting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All right," his voice was trembling, "I'll come in."
at the time that
From this reading V It was strange that neither when it was over nor a long time afterward did he regret that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't you come in?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you come in?"
Chapter 4 of All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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