Chapter 10 of Dancers in the Dark is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dancers in the Dark is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not a prayer!” Jerry cried, leaping out. “I want to ask a few little questions myself. If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?” “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
Chapter 10 of Dancers in the Dark is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?””
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?””
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading ““True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry cried, leaping out.”
possessive form of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Jerry cried, leaping out.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading ““Not a prayer!””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
temporarily
In this reading ““True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.”
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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 “Not a prayer!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Jerry cried, leaping out.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry cried, leaping out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
possessive form of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Jerry cried, leaping out.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
a particular point in time
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a prayer!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jerry cried, leaping out.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Not a prayer!”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “True,” said Jim, and met Joy’s eyes for a moment as he helped her descend.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to ask a few little questions myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I don’t look in on this, what was the sense of my cutting the dance?”
Chapter 10 of Dancers in the Dark by Dorothy Speare holds 412 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 412 sentences of Dancers in the Dark, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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