Chapter 3 of Gigolo is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Gigolo is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Old man Minick said George was right. He said everybody was right. You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully. "You know best, George. You know best."
Chapter 3 of Gigolo is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a delightful manner
From this reading “You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.”
in fancy clothing
From this reading “You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.”
every person
From this reading “He said everybody was right.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.”
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading “You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.”
past form of “wattle” — build of or with wattle
From this reading “You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "You know best, George.
in a delightful manner
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
in fancy clothing
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
every person
From this reading He said everybody was right.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Old man Minick said George was right.
only a very short time before
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said everybody was right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know best, George.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old man Minick said George was right.
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From this reading Old man Minick said George was right.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old man Minick said George was right.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Old man Minick said George was right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Old man Minick said George was right.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old man Minick said George was right.
past form of “wattle” — build of or with wattle
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would hardly have recognized in this shrunken figure and wattled face the spruce and dressy old man whom Ma Minick used to spoil so delightfully.
Chapter 3 of Gigolo by Edna Ferber holds 405 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.
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