Chapter 3 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Irving!" "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick." "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me. Miriam, are you game, dear?" They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
Chapter 3 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.”
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading “"Irving!"”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “"We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “"We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “"We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.”
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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 "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
(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 "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miriam, are you game, dear?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
dearly loved
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Miriam, are you game, dear?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading "Irving!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
engage in
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
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From this reading Miriam, are you game, dear?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
a vivid mental image
From this reading They regarded each other across the table as if each beheld in the other a vision.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have, dear, to--to get a special license and the ring and do the trick."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, I--" "Two hours and twenty minutes to make it all right for you to stay back with me.
Chapter 3 of Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 401 sentences of Every Soul Hath Its Song, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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