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Chapter 1 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_She_. (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them. I'm crying--for the glory of it. Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me. To belong to such a nation--to such men.
Chapter 1 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “To belong to such a nation--to such men.”
demanding attention
From this reading “(_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “I'm crying--for the glory of it.”
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading “(_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “To belong to such a nation--to such men.”
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “(_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.”
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 To belong to such a nation--to such men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
for the reason that
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading To belong to such a nation--to such men.
demanding attention
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
a state of high honor
From this reading I'm crying--for the glory of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm crying--for the glory of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
the force of workers available
From this reading To belong to such a nation--to such men.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading To belong to such a nation--to such men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm crying--for the glory of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She_.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To belong to such a nation--to such men.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm crying--for the glory of it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To belong to such a nation--to such men.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Because--I'm so proud and glad--that it's too much for me.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_Turns and hides her face on his shoulder and shakes with sobs_.) I'm not--crying for sorrow--for them.
Chapter 1 of Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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