Chapter 10 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then you may go, after all?" "I can't say until something definite is arranged. I'll have to think it over." Joan sighed. A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
Chapter 10 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “"I can't say until something definite is arranged.”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “"I can't say until something definite is arranged.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “A week elapsed before the subject came up again.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Joan sighed.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I can't say until something definite is arranged.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “A week elapsed before the subject came up again.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I can't say until something definite is arranged.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “A week elapsed before the subject came up again.”
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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “A week elapsed before the subject came up again.”
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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 week elapsed before the subject came up again.
later than; following
From this reading "Then you may go, after all?"
anew
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Then you may go, after all?"
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
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From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then you may go, after all?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll have to think it over."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll have to think it over."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll have to think it over."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan sighed.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Then you may go, after all?"
above and across; more than
From this reading I'll have to think it over."
express in words
From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Joan sighed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you may go, after all?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I'll have to think it over."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll have to think it over."
up to a particular time
From this reading "I can't say until something definite is arranged.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week elapsed before the subject came up again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you may go, after all?"
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