Chapter 9 of Cheerful—By Request is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Cheerful—By Request is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Terry told him. She did not look up. "I wouldn't have known it. Played like that--a second Marseillaise. If the words--what are the words?
Chapter 9 of Cheerful—By Request is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “"I wouldn't have known it.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Played like that--a second Marseillaise.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She did not look up.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “Played like that--a second Marseillaise.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Played like that--a second Marseillaise.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “Terry told him.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Terry told him.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “If the words--what are the words?”
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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 Played like that--a second Marseillaise.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the words--what are the words?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not look up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wouldn't have known it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Terry told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wouldn't have known it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the words--what are the words?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wouldn't have known it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "I wouldn't have known it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Played like that--a second Marseillaise.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She did not look up.
the French national anthem
From this reading Played like that--a second Marseillaise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not look up.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Played like that--a second Marseillaise.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Played like that--a second Marseillaise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not look up.
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry told him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Played like that--a second Marseillaise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the words--what are the words?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Terry told him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She did not look up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If the words--what are the words?
the words that are spoken
From this reading If the words--what are the words?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wouldn't have known it.
Chapter 9 of Cheerful—By Request by Edna Ferber holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Cheerful—By Request, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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