Chapter 8 of Janice Day is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Janice Day is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg? Ya-as," drawled Aunt Almira. "He keeps store 'crosstown. He's had bad luck, Hopewell has. His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
Chapter 8 of Janice Day is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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going or extending across a town or city
From this reading “"He keeps store 'crosstown.”
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “Ya-as," drawled Aunt Almira.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “"He keeps store 'crosstown.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “He's had bad luck, Hopewell has.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg?”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"He keeps store 'crosstown.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."”
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.
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
In this reading “He's had bad luck, Hopewell has.”
In this reading “His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg?
later than; following
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ya-as," drawled Aunt Almira.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Ya-as," drawled Aunt Almira.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He's had bad luck, Hopewell has.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg?
brought into existence
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
a young person of either sex
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
going or extending across a town or city
From this reading "He keeps store 'crosstown.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading Ya-as," drawled Aunt Almira.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg?
being one more than seven
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He's had bad luck, Hopewell has.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's had bad luck, Hopewell has.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He keeps store 'crosstown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's had bad luck, Hopewell has.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg?
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading "He keeps store 'crosstown.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He's had bad luck, Hopewell has.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A BIT OF ROMANCE "Hopewell Drugg?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "He keeps store 'crosstown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ya-as," drawled Aunt Almira.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading His wife's dead--she didn't live long after Lottie was born; and Lottie--poor child!--must be eight or nine year old."
Chapter 8 of Janice Day by Helen Beecher Long holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 8 holds 163 sentences of Janice Day, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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