Chapter 1 of Hungry Hearts is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hungry Hearts is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation. Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made. They are listed at the end of the text. Italic text has been marked with _underscores_. ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
Chapter 1 of Hungry Hearts is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “choke” — a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
From this reading “] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!”
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
From this reading “Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.”
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.”
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading “Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.”
on a list
From this reading “They are listed at the end of the text.”
bend or turn backward
From this reading “Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “They are listed at the end of the text.”
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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 ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
plural of “choke” — a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
From this reading ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
From this reading Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
in a faithful manner
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
on a list
From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading ] “My heart chokes in me like in a prison!
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.
bend or turn backward
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
the words of something written
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are listed at the end of the text.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
Chapter 1 of Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 1 holds 398 sentences of Hungry Hearts, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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