Chapter 9 of Crimes of Charity is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Crimes of Charity is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that true?" I turned to the old man in the rolling chair. "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild. 'Hullo, Harry! Why don't you pinch me a bit.
Chapter 9 of Crimes of Charity is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “"You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Why don't you pinch me a bit.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “'Hullo, Harry!”
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “Why don't you pinch me a bit.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “"You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “"You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.”
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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a man who is very old
In this reading “I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.”
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 Why don't you pinch me a bit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Why don't you pinch me a bit.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why don't you pinch me a bit.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading 'Hullo, Harry!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
an expression of greeting
From this reading 'Hullo, Harry!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that true?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why don't you pinch me a bit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Why don't you pinch me a bit.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
uttered with a trill
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that true?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Is that true?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned to the old man in the rolling chair.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why don't you pinch me a bit.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You bet it's true, and I have my revenge now, to see him get wild.
Chapter 9 of Crimes of Charity by Konrad Bercovici holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Crimes of Charity, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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