Chapter 4 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence. It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense. The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us. And the colonel spoke. "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
Chapter 4 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as expletives
From this reading “"I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.”
possessing or existing in bodily form
From this reading “It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.”
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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 But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
speak to
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading And the colonel spoke.
used as expletives
From this reading "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.
possessing or existing in bodily form
From this reading It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.
held up in the air
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And the colonel spoke.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading It embodied reflection and eagerness and suspense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I t'ink," brought out the colonel emphatically, "I t'ink I damn go."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the Frenchman's face shone, and he lifted a finger that was a sentence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rest of us gazed at that finger as if it were about to address us.
Chapter 4 of Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 428 sentences of Joy in the Morning, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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