Chapter 7 of Gaslight Sonatas is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Gaslight Sonatas is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Honeybunch, you and Joe go. I ain't hungry." "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill." "You ain't sore because I asked Joe? It's business, Babe."
Chapter 7 of Gaslight Sonatas is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “It's business, Babe."”
for the reason that
From this reading “"You ain't sore because I asked Joe?”
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “"But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “It's business, Babe."”
a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
From this reading “"But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “I ain't hungry."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."”
hurting
From this reading “"You ain't sore because I asked Joe?”
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 "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't hungry."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Honeybunch, you and Joe go.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You ain't sore because I asked Joe?
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading It's business, Babe."
for the reason that
From this reading "You ain't sore because I asked Joe?
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It's business, Babe."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Honeybunch, you and Joe go.
a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Honeybunch, you and Joe go.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I ain't hungry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain't hungry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's business, Babe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Honeybunch, you and Joe go.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
hurting
From this reading "You ain't sore because I asked Joe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "But--" "I'll have 'em send me up a bite from the grill."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Honeybunch, you and Joe go.
Chapter 7 of Gaslight Sonatas by Fannie Hurst holds 406 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 7 holds 406 sentences of Gaslight Sonatas, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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