Chapter 5 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon. I am going to Milwaukee to work! It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter. After New York—Milwaukee! Of course Von Gerhard is to blame.
Chapter 5 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.”
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading “THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.”
largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
From this reading “I am going to Milwaukee to work!”
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.”
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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 THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
later than; following
From this reading After New York—Milwaukee!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to Milwaukee to work!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Of course Von Gerhard is to blame.
in deplorable condition
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course Von Gerhard is to blame.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
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From this reading Of course Von Gerhard is to blame.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to Milwaukee to work!
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
the sound of laughing
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
engage in
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
From this reading I am going to Milwaukee to work!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After New York—Milwaukee!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
a special situation
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course Von Gerhard is to blame.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE ABSURD BECOMES SERIOUS I can understand the emotions of a broken-down war horse that is hitched to a vegetable wagon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a thing to make the gods hold their sides and roll down from their mountain peaks with laughter.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I am going to Milwaukee to work!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading After New York—Milwaukee!
Chapter 5 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed by Edna Ferber holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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