Chapter 4 of Humoresque is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Humoresque is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing. "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone. "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning." She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his. "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
Chapter 4 of Humoresque is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
From this reading “She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.”
possessive form of “daddy” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?”
aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles
From this reading “"You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.”
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading “She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “"Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?”
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.”
interest and variety and intensity
From this reading “She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.”
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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 "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
possessive form of “daddy” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
a female human offspring
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
the act of departing
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles
From this reading "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
being ten more than sixty
From this reading "Is my daddy's daughter going out in a seventy horse-power to Delmar Garden?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
express in words
From this reading "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
push forcefully
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
precisely as stated
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
interest and variety and intensity
From this reading She thrust her face outward, its pink-and-white vividness very close to his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was jumping now on the tips of her toes, her black curls bouncing.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "To-day in the store he says he must be back in New York by Monday morning."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't tell me!" said Mr. Goldstone.
Chapter 4 of Humoresque by Fannie Hurst holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 411 sentences of Humoresque, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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