Chapter 7 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come away!" Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff. "Do you hear? Come away. A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
Chapter 7 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"Come away!"”
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
From this reading “Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.”
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading “Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “"Do you hear?”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.”
straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."”
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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 A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
any thing at all
From this reading A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come away!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come away!"
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
From this reading Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you hear?
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Do you hear?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
recurring again and again
From this reading Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Joan repeated sharply, dragging at his cuff.
straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A walk'll straighten you out better'n anything else."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you hear?
Chapter 7 of Joan Thursday: A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 403 sentences of Joan Thursday: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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