Chapter 9 of Hungry Hearts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Hungry Hearts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator. Oi-i-i-i! Weh-h-h-h! What have I from my life? The whole world rings with my son’s play.
Chapter 9 of Hungry Hearts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading ““I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.”
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading ““I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “The whole world rings with my son’s play.”
a member of a police force
From this reading ““I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “The whole world rings with my son’s play.”
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “The whole world rings with my son’s play.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “The whole world rings with my son’s play.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The whole world rings with my son’s play.”
In this reading ““I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.”
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 form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What have I from my life?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have I from my life?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading What have I from my life?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oi-i-i-i!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The whole world rings with my son’s play.
a member of a police force
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading The whole world rings with my son’s play.
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The whole world rings with my son’s play.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “I am turned out of my own house by the brass-buttoned policeman that bosses the elevator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weh-h-h-h!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have I from my life?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole world rings with my son’s play.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole world rings with my son’s play.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The whole world rings with my son’s play.
Chapter 9 of Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Hungry Hearts, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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