Chapter 37 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night. Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind. "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared. The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness. "Oh, it is you, is it!
Chapter 37 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.”
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.”
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading “The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading “Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.”
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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 The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
quickly and without warning
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
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From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
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