Chapter 11 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?" "Go to Washington!" "Did you ever?" "Never!" "See the President."
Chapter 11 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at any time
From this reading “"Did you ever?"”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “"Never!"”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “"See the President."”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"See the President."”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"”
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.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever?"
at any time
From this reading "Did you ever?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never!"
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading "See the President."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See the President."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "See the President."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever?"
Chapter 11 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 11 holds 123 sentences of Gypsy's Cousin Joy, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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