Chapter 10 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes. Gypsy was very pale. _"Then we are lost!"_ "Yes." Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry. Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
Chapter 10 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “Gypsy was very pale.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Gypsy was very pale.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.”
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.”
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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 Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
lacking funds
From this reading Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Gypsy was very pale.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Gypsy was very pale.
a shaky motion
From this reading Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Joy broke into a sort of sobbing cry.
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
not in physical motion
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _"Then we are lost!"_ "Yes."
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
precisely as stated
From this reading Gypsy was very pale.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gypsy was very pale.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE ARE LOST The two girls, still clasping hands, looked into each other's eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gypsy squeezed her hand very tightly, with quivering lips.
an affirmative
From this reading _"Then we are lost!"_ "Yes."
Chapter 10 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 10 holds 177 sentences of Gypsy's Cousin Joy, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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