Chapter 26 of Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NIGHT HAPPENINGS. He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know! Is she yours, or not? Why can't you come out of space and answer me? I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
Chapter 26 of Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading “NIGHT HAPPENINGS.”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!”
affected with paralysis
From this reading “He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!”
the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
From this reading “He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “Why can't you come out of space and answer me?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Is she yours, or not?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
(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 I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
react verbally
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
lacking funds
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading NIGHT HAPPENINGS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is she yours, or not?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT HAPPENINGS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is she yours, or not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
and nothing more
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is she yours, or not?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
affected with paralysis
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she yours, or not?
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
carry out
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He stopped, paralyzed into rigidity for the instant, and a sobbing voice broke upon him, "Oh, if I could only know!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
but in spite of that
From this reading I would have given my heart's blood for you, yet it seems as if, all the time, I must seem to take yours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why can't you come out of space and answer me?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Is she yours, or not?
Chapter 26 of Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls by Fannie E. (Fannie Ellsworth) Newberry holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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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