Chapter 16 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates. "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in." "Gee!" she said. "There's some class to that." After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
Chapter 16 of Every Soul Hath Its Song is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “"There's some class to that."”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee!" she said.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.”
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading “After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.”
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.”
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading “After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.”
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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 After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
later than; following
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
on or to one side
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "There's some class to that."
having the brilliant orange-red color of flames
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee!" she said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
set down according to a plan
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
above and across; more than
From this reading They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gee!" she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Gee!" she said.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There's some class to that."
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They passed slowly over the gay-colored plates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
during the time that
From this reading After a while the book was laid aside and they talked in low, serious tones; occasionally his hand stroked hers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's that flame-colored one I'd like to see you in."
Chapter 16 of Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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