Chapter 5 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 5 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aw, just one peek before I go." "Before you what?" "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon. On business." "Where?"
Chapter 5 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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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Aw, just one peek before I go."”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “On business."”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Aw, just one peek before I go."”
a secret look
From this reading “"Aw, just one peek before I go."”
during the time that
From this reading “"I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.”
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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 "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw, just one peek before I go."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Aw, just one peek before I go."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading On business."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Aw, just one peek before I go."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Aw, just one peek before I go."
and nothing more
From this reading "Aw, just one peek before I go."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On business."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Aw, just one peek before I go."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
a secret look
From this reading "Aw, just one peek before I go."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Before you what?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
during the time that
From this reading "I got to go out for a little while to-night, hon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Before you what?"
Chapter 5 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.
Chapter 5 holds 407 sentences of Every Soul Hath Its Song, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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