Chapter 6 of Gigolo is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Gigolo is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It isn't finished here--here in Europe. But it's sick. Back home, in America, though, it's alive. Alive! And growing.
Chapter 6 of Gigolo is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing life
From this reading “Back home, in America, though, it's alive.”
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “Back home, in America, though, it's alive.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “"It isn't finished here--here in Europe.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “"It isn't finished here--here in Europe.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “And growing.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Back home, in America, though, it's alive.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “But it's sick.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Back home, in America, though, it's alive.”
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.
possessing life
From this reading Back home, in America, though, it's alive.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Back home, in America, though, it's alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And growing.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back home, in America, though, it's alive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's sick.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "It isn't finished here--here in Europe.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "It isn't finished here--here in Europe.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading And growing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It isn't finished here--here in Europe.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Back home, in America, though, it's alive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It isn't finished here--here in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't finished here--here in Europe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't finished here--here in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's sick.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But it's sick.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Back home, in America, though, it's alive.
Chapter 6 of Gigolo by Edna Ferber holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 6 holds 395 sentences of Gigolo, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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