Chapter 7 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too." "It isn't, either." "I know just as well as you." "No you don't any such a thing. You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Chapter 7 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."”
one or the other of two
From this reading “"It isn't, either."”
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."”
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading “You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."”
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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 "No you don't any such a thing.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
(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 You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
one or the other of two
From this reading "It isn't, either."
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't, either."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't, either."
and nothing more
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
not any; not one
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
a special situation
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Chapter 7 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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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