Chapter 5 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What?" "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon. After that you don't ever have to see her again." "Why--John, I can't." "You've got to.
Chapter 5 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
at any time
From this reading “After that you don't ever have to see her again."”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"You've got to.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"Why--John, I can't."”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
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In this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
In this reading “"You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.”
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later than; following
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
anew
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why--John, I can't."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
at any time
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why--John, I can't."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Why--John, I can't."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that you don't ever have to see her again."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why--John, I can't."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll go down right now, and, what's more, whatever that other woman does, you'll apologize for what you said this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got to.
Chapter 5 of All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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