Chapter 7 of Lummox is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Lummox is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears. Bertha began to walk. Banners waved. The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines. The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.
Chapter 7 of Lummox is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “Banners waved.”
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.”
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
From this reading “Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.”
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
From this reading “The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.”
(of plants) having tall spindly stems
From this reading “The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.”
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.”
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
From this reading “The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.”
a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
From this reading “The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a woman who is old
In this reading “Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.”
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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 The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading Banners waved.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Bertha began to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha began to walk.
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
clothing in general
From this reading The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
moving swiftly
From this reading The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
From this reading The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.
(of plants) having tall spindly stems
From this reading The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bertha began to walk.
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
From this reading The banners of the flying gibbets of leggy underwear from high clothes lines.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Bertha began to walk.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Banners waved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Oi--oi--the high quail voices of the old women--the dry old women past childbearing and with the dry eyes and the dry breasts and the dry tears.
a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
From this reading The jargon of Yiddish ran in a tide.
Chapter 7 of Lummox by Fannie Hurst 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 7 holds 408 sentences of Lummox, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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