Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Does it feel good?" "The cat--Abou Ben Adhem? He's the warmest, softest thing!" "No, sitting. I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 16/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 76–80
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 mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"The cat--Abou Ben Adhem?”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"The cat--Abou Ben Adhem?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Does it feel good?"”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"No, sitting.”
superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “He's the warmest, softest thing!"”
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “He's the warmest, softest thing!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The cat--Abou Ben Adhem?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The cat--Abou Ben Adhem?
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "The cat--Abou Ben Adhem?
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "The cat--Abou Ben Adhem?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does it feel good?"
at any time
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Does it feel good?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Does it feel good?"
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's the warmest, softest thing!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Does it feel good?"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sitting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "No, sitting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hardly ever do it, so I'm not a good judge.
superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He's the warmest, softest thing!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The cat--Abou Ben Adhem?
a special situation
From this reading He's the warmest, softest thing!"
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He's the warmest, softest thing!"
Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 1 holds 164 sentences of Gloria and Treeless Street, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street by Annie Hamilton Donnell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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About 88 minutes of reading across 213 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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