Chapter 8 of Children of loneliness is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Children of loneliness is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then he offered to teach her how to play cards. “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained. “My sister Minnie playing cards?” “Shah! Little queen, you’ll have to learn cards, too.
Chapter 8 of Children of loneliness is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a game played with playing cards
From this reading “Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading ““Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading ““Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading ““My sister Minnie playing cards?””
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading ““Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.”
title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
From this reading ““Shah!”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.”
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In this reading ““My sister Minnie playing cards?””
In this reading “Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.”
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From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Little queen, you’ll have to learn cards, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Little queen, you’ll have to learn cards, too.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little queen, you’ll have to learn cards, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My sister Minnie playing cards?”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “My sister Minnie playing cards?”
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Little queen, you’ll have to learn cards, too.
title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
From this reading “Shah!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “My sister Minnie playing cards?”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Minnie and Abe are such grand poker players,” he explained.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he offered to teach her how to play cards.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Little queen, you’ll have to learn cards, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little queen, you’ll have to learn cards, too.
Chapter 8 of Children of loneliness by Anzia Yezierska holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 425 sentences of Children of loneliness, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Children of loneliness by Anzia Yezierska exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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