Chapter 10 of Children of loneliness is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Children of loneliness is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Holy Jew! Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?” She tore at her wig in her fury. “Are you a man like other men? Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
Chapter 10 of Children of loneliness is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “She tore at her wig in her fury.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading ““Holy Jew!”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading ““Holy Jew!”
for more time
From this reading “Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?””
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?””
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “She tore at her wig in her fury.”
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading “She tore at her wig in her fury.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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stay clear of, avoid
In this reading “Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?””
In this reading ““Are you a man like other men?”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you a man like other men?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She tore at her wig in her fury.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
a young person of either sex
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading She tore at her wig in her fury.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tore at her wig in her fury.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “Holy Jew!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She tore at her wig in her fury.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “Holy Jew!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Are you a man like other men?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
for more time
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Are you a man like other men?
the force of workers available
From this reading “Are you a man like other men?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Are you a man like other men?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tore at her wig in her fury.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading She tore at her wig in her fury.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading She tore at her wig in her fury.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why didn’t you stay away a little longer?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Does your wife or your child lay in your head at all?
Chapter 10 of Children of loneliness by Anzia Yezierska holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 414 sentences of Children of loneliness, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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