Chapter 6 of Dust of New York is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dust of New York is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy? I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons. The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad." And turning to the beaming Feldman: "Well, did I win a hat?
Chapter 6 of Dust of New York is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cheerful and bright
From this reading “And turning to the beaming Feldman:”
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading “The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.”
not able to be found
From this reading “The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “"But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?”
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “"Well, did I win a hat?”
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.
In this reading “"But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?”
In this reading “The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."”
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 "Well, did I win a hat?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And turning to the beaming Feldman:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
cheerful and bright
From this reading And turning to the beaming Feldman:
a youthful male person
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, did I win a hat?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
the act of consuming food
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "Well, did I win a hat?
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
roused to anger
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
not able to be found
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I almost ruined my stomach eating at the Josephsons.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of missing the good things Mrs. Feldman cooks during the Holy days almost drove me mad."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And turning to the beaming Feldman:
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading And turning to the beaming Feldman:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, did I win a hat?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading "Well, did I win a hat?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But why didn't you do it sooner, you silly boy?
Chapter 6 of Dust of New York by Konrad Bercovici holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 432 sentences of Dust of New York, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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