Chapter 9 of Humoresque is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Humoresque is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And what's this next room here, Jerry? Ain't it sweet and quiet-looking! Spare room? Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains? Quit, quit, Jerry!
Chapter 9 of Humoresque is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"And what's this next room here, Jerry?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “"And what's this next room here, Jerry?”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Quit, quit, Jerry!”
refrain from harming
From this reading “Spare room?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Ain't it sweet and quiet-looking!”
a Caucasian
From this reading “Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?”
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From this reading Ain't it sweet and quiet-looking!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what's this next room here, Jerry?
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And what's this next room here, Jerry?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ain't it sweet and quiet-looking!
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "And what's this next room here, Jerry?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "And what's this next room here, Jerry?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't it sweet and quiet-looking!
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Quit, quit, Jerry!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "And what's this next room here, Jerry?
refrain from harming
From this reading Spare room?
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Ain't it sweet and quiet-looking!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And what's this next room here, Jerry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what's this next room here, Jerry?
a Caucasian
From this reading Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ain't it pretty with them little white curtains?
Chapter 9 of Humoresque by Fannie Hurst holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 421 sentences of Humoresque, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Humoresque by Fannie Hurst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Humoresque, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
