Chapter 4 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about. "Everybody gone?" "Yes." He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them. "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
Chapter 4 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on, to, or at the top
From this reading “He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.”
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading “"I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."”
plural of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading “"I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."”
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading “He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.”
a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
From this reading “"I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."”
not tried or tested by experience
From this reading “He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.”
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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 He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
on, to, or at the top
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
plural of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
every person
From this reading "Everybody gone?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
coins made of gold
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Everybody gone?"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
and nothing more
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading He ran a hand across his silk hair and glanced about.
a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
not tried or tested by experience
From this reading He reached for his hat and cane and a pair of untried gray gloves atop them.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "I sent the yellow taffeta out on a C.O.D. That gold buckle she wanted on the shoulder cost her just twenty bucks more."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 4 of Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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