Chapter 9 of Cape Cod Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Cape Cod Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He knocked the ashes off his cigarette. “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue. I'm looking for a job.” “A job!” I sings out.
Chapter 9 of Cape Cod Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.”
apart from; not including
From this reading ““I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.”
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading ““I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “I'm looking for a job.””
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “I sings out.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.
apart from; not including
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sings out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I'm looking for a job.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I sings out.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “I'm not looking for a room,” says he, “except as a side issue.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading I sings out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knocked the ashes off his cigarette.
Chapter 9 of Cape Cod Stories by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 428 sentences of Cape Cod Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Cape Cod Stories by Joseph Crosby Lincoln exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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