Chapter 9 of Gigolo is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Gigolo is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years. Cora declared it was getting beyond her. "You can't get any decent help. The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents. And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
Chapter 9 of Gigolo is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.”
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “Cora declared it was getting beyond her.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “"You can't get any decent help.”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.”
plural of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.”
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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 The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You can't get any decent help.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Cora declared it was getting beyond her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't get any decent help.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Cora declared it was getting beyond her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading "You can't get any decent help.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Cora declared it was getting beyond her.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
being one more than seven
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
being five more than eighty
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You can't get any decent help.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Cora declared it was getting beyond her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "You can't get any decent help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cora declared it was getting beyond her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cora declared it was getting beyond her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
held or filled or in use
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
plural of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cora declared it was getting beyond her.
a working woman who takes in washing
From this reading The washwoman acts as if she was doing me a favour coming from eight to four, for four dollars and eighty-five cents.
a late time of life
From this reading They had occupied the four-room apartment for five years.
the day immediately before today
From this reading And yesterday she said she couldn't come to clean any more on Saturdays.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't get any decent help.
Chapter 9 of Gigolo by Edna Ferber holds 409 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 9 holds 409 sentences of Gigolo, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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