Chapter 13 of Manhattan Transfer is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Manhattan Transfer is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes? I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.” Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted.... Suppose we drink something.” “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
Chapter 13 of Manhattan Transfer is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....”
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading “I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.””
greatly pleased
From this reading “Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading ““I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?”
an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
From this reading ““I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?”
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading ““I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....”
a particular situation
From this reading “I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.””
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In this reading ““Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?”
as might be expected
In this reading “Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....”
In this reading ““Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?”
In this reading “I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
anew
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
greatly pleased
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
take in liquids
From this reading Suppose we drink something.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
go away from a place
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
a particular situation
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Suppose we drink something.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose we drink something.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “I’ll finish my tea, but why dont you have a gin fizz?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I’ve got to leave here at six and I forgot to bring a book and I cant walk in these shoes.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Suppose we drink something.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Jimmy blushed and sat down again stammering: “Why of course I’d be delighted....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now Mr. Herf couldnt you keep me company for fifteen minutes?
Chapter 13 of Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 13 holds 422 sentences of Manhattan Transfer, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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