Chapter 9 of Lifted Masks is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lifted Masks is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was funny how fast the world could change! Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late. He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't. No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things! Well, a person could do things, if he had to, thought Stubby.
Chapter 9 of Lifted Masks is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “It was funny how fast the world could change!”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “It was funny how fast the world could change!”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.”
short and blunt
From this reading “Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.”
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!”
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 No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, a person could do things, if he had to, thought Stubby.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, a person could do things, if he had to, thought Stubby.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
not any; not one
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
a human being
From this reading Well, a person could do things, if he had to, thought Stubby.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
term of address for a man
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
short and blunt
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, a person could do things, if he had to, thought Stubby.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Stubby wanted to run--he hadn't been doing much running of late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, a person could do things, if he had to, thought Stubby.
at the time that
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wanted to go home and get Hero to go with him to Pleasant street, but didn't.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was funny how fast the world could change!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, _sir_, when you had a job you had to 'tend to things!
Chapter 9 of Lifted Masks by Susan Glaspell holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Lifted Masks, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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