Chapter 15 of Humoresque is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Humoresque is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy? Where'd you get that gun? Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog? Gimme that gun--Jas! You--you're crazy--Jas!"
Chapter 15 of Humoresque is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Where'd you get that gun?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “"Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?”
not openly expressed
From this reading “Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?”
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Where'd you get that gun?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gimme that gun--Jas!
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Where'd you get that gun?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
above and across; more than
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
not openly expressed
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where'd you get that gun?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
in or at the place that
From this reading Is that where I heard you sneaking this morning--over to my trunk for my watch-dog?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where'd you get that gun?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jas--Jas--for God's sake have you gone crazy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You--you're crazy--Jas!"
Chapter 15 of Humoresque by Fannie Hurst holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 15 holds 419 sentences of Humoresque, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Humoresque by Fannie Hurst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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