Chapter 12 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 12 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I--I-oh--oh--" "'S-s-s-s-h, darlin'! Don't!" "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!" "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you. All worn out and hysterical and all!
Chapter 12 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"”
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading “All worn out and hysterical and all!”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “"All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “"All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.”
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From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"
(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 "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I-oh--oh--" "'S-s-s-s-h, darlin'!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't!"
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading All worn out and hysterical and all!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--I-oh--oh--" "'S-s-s-s-h, darlin'!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I-oh--oh--" "'S-s-s-s-h, darlin'!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I--oh, I can't help it; but I ain't cryin', Harry, I ain't!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "I--I-oh--oh--" "'S-s-s-s-h, darlin'!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I-oh--oh--" "'S-s-s-s-h, darlin'!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All worn out and cold and wet, that's what's a-hurtin' you.
Chapter 12 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 12 holds 401 sentences of Every Soul Hath Its Song, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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