Chapter 9 of Lummox is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lummox is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner. "I diden do nawthin'--lemme alone." "Chita--little Chita." It was dead in the old closet. Stale smelling.
Chapter 9 of Lummox is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “It was dead in the old closet.”
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.”
-ing form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading “But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.”
the act of perceiving the odor of something
From this reading “Stale smelling.”
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading “Stale smelling.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.”
open the lock of
From this reading “But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.”
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In this reading “But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.”
In this reading “But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I diden do nawthin'--lemme alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading It was dead in the old closet.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was dead in the old closet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I diden do nawthin'--lemme alone."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I diden do nawthin'--lemme alone."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I diden do nawthin'--lemme alone."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I diden do nawthin'--lemme alone."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Chita--little Chita."
-ing form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I diden do nawthin'--lemme alone."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was dead in the old closet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
the act of perceiving the odor of something
From this reading Stale smelling.
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading Stale smelling.
not in physical motion
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
open the lock of
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Chita was still afraid, and it was almost like luring Jocko, to unlock her tight fingers from the chair arm, and draw her out of her tight crouch in the corner.
Chapter 9 of Lummox by Fannie Hurst holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Lummox, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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