Chapter 6 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Izzy's not so worse! Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle. He's just throwing off steam now." "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents! Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
Chapter 6 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading “Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!”
a pampered darling; an effeminate man
From this reading “Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.”
possessive form of “papa” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “"Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “He's just throwing off steam now."”
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “He's just throwing off steam now."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
Having no one else present.
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
a youthful male person
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's just throwing off steam now."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Izzy's not so worse!
and nothing more
From this reading He's just throwing off steam now."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
a large number or amount
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
a pampered darling; an effeminate man
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
not any; not one
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Izzy's not so worse!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He's just throwing off steam now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He's just throwing off steam now."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
possessive form of “papa” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Izzy's not so worse!
a male human offspring
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
travel by means of steam power
From this reading He's just throwing off steam now."
carry out
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He's just throwing off steam now."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give me a boy like Izzy any time, to a mollycoddle.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Izzy's not so worse!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Your papa's a young man, with no heart trouble and lots of money; he can afford to have a card-playing son what has to have second breakfast alone every morning!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just take up with your wild brother against your old parents!
Chapter 6 of Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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