Chapter 4 of Gigolo is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Gigolo is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Widow, ma'am?" "Since I was twenty. Work, work, that's all I've had. And lonesome! I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."
Chapter 4 of Gigolo is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “And lonesome!”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Widow, ma'am?"”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Since I was twenty.”
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “"Since I was twenty.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “"Widow, ma'am?"”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Work, work, that's all I've had.”
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.
(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 Work, work, that's all I've had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And lonesome!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Work, work, that's all I've had.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Since I was twenty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Work, work, that's all I've had.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading And lonesome!
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Widow, ma'am?"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since I was twenty.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Work, work, that's all I've had.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Since I was twenty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Since I was twenty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "Widow, ma'am?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Work, work, that's all I've had.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose you don't know what lonesome is."
Chapter 4 of Gigolo by Edna Ferber holds 399 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.
Chapter 4 holds 399 sentences of Gigolo, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Gigolo by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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