Chapter 4 of Cheerful—By Request is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Cheerful—By Request is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away. Fred didn't want me to come. He said it would excite me too much." "Fred?" "My husband.
Chapter 4 of Cheerful—By Request is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Fred didn't want me to come.”
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading “He said it would excite me too much."”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"My husband.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “He said it would excite me too much."”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Fred didn't want me to come.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.”
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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fred didn't want me to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred didn't want me to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading He said it would excite me too much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred didn't want me to come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said it would excite me too much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "My husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it would excite me too much."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fred didn't want me to come.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He said it would excite me too much."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My husband.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said it would excite me too much."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fred didn't want me to come.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He said it would excite me too much."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Fred didn't want me to come.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Why, Emily, how in the world!--" "I ran away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said it would excite me too much."
Chapter 4 of Cheerful—By Request by Edna Ferber holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 402 sentences of Cheerful—By Request, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Cheerful—By Request by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Cheerful—By Request by Edna Ferber on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 7249 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #11395 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #11395, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1450 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Cheerful—By Request section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 18 chapters of Cheerful—By Request to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cheerful—By Request, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
