Chapter 19 of Lummox is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Lummox is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack. A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox. The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket. It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit. It made the rising day seem kindly.
Chapter 19 of Lummox is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 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.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “It made the rising day seem kindly.”
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading “The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.”
go at a rack
From this reading “It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.”
compress into a wad
From this reading “The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white
In this reading “A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.”
In this reading “It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.”
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 A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It made the rising day seem kindly.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading It made the rising day seem kindly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
a light shade of red
From this reading A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
go at a rack
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading It made the rising day seem kindly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It made the rising day seem kindly.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading A lovely one of pink silver and silver fox.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
compress into a wad
From this reading The money made quite a wad in Bertha's petticoat pocket.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was time to go, but there was still one coat left on the rack.
during the time that
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was pleasant while you waited, to walk about the room to the friendly hit-hit.
Chapter 19 of Lummox by Fannie Hurst holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 19 holds 394 sentences of Lummox, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Lummox by Fannie Hurst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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