Chapter 9 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He halted again. "Tell me!" General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand. "In this mob?" he objected. "It's too long a story in any case.
Chapter 9 of Joy in the Morning is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “"It's too long a story in any case.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “He halted again.”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “"In this mob?" he objected.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"In this mob?" he objected.”
the quantity a room will hold
From this reading “General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"It's too long a story in any case.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.”
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 "It's too long a story in any case.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
anew
From this reading He halted again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "It's too long a story in any case.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "It's too long a story in any case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading He halted again.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He halted again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In this mob?" he objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's too long a story in any case.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "It's too long a story in any case.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me!"
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading "In this mob?" he objected.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "In this mob?" he objected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
the quantity a room will hold
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "It's too long a story in any case.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In this mob?" he objected.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It's too long a story in any case.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading General Coehrane looked about the roomful of people and tossed out his hand.
Chapter 9 of Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews holds 424 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.
Chapter 9 holds 424 sentences of Joy in the Morning, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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