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Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two
Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Gertrude Stein • Curated US English Learning Edition
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In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.
In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.
In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.
That one is one wishing anything, in wishing anything that one is not wishing that thing.
And why is that one in wishing anything not wishing that thing.
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Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.
/ɪn ə θɪŋ ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn weɪ ənd ˈhævɪŋ kʌm tuː biː əˈnʌðər weɪ ɪn ə θɪŋ ˈhævɪŋ kʌm tuː biː əˈnʌðər weɪ sʌm wʌn kæn biː wʌn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː biː ˈtelɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
Line 2
In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.
/ɪn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː biː ˈtelɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ ðæt wʌn kæn kʌm tuː biː ˈseɪɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ ənd sʌm wʌn ˈæskɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ ðen ðæt wʌn ɪz wʌn ðen ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ/
Line 3
In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.
/ɪn ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn ðen ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ ənd ðæt wʌn ðen ɪz wʌn ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ ɪn ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn ðen ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ ðæt wʌn ɪz nɑːt ðen wʌn ˈwɪʃɪŋ ðæt ðə θɪŋ ðæt ɪz ə tʃeɪndʒd θɪŋ ɪz ðə θɪŋ ɪt wɑːz bɪˈfɔːr ðæt wɑːz ə tʃeɪndʒd θɪŋ/
Line 4
That one is one wishing anything, in wishing anything that one is not wishing that thing.
/ðæt wʌn ɪz wʌn ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ ɪn ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ ðæt wʌn ɪz nɑːt ˈwɪʃɪŋ ðæt θɪŋ/
Line 5
And why is that one in wishing anything not wishing that thing.
/ənd waɪ ɪz ðæt wʌn ɪn ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ nɑːt ˈwɪʃɪŋ ðæt θɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

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.

anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asking noun US /ˈæskɪŋ/

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading “In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
changed adjective US /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading “In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
saying noun US /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading “In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
telling adjective US /ˈtelɪŋ/

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading “In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trying adjective US /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading “In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wishing noun US /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading “In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

All words in this reading · 31

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In being one then wishing anything and that one then is one wishing anything, in being one then wishing anything that one is not then one wishing that the thing that is a changed thing is the thing it was before that was a changed thing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In a thing being one way and having come to be another way, in a thing having come to be another way some one can be one trying to be telling something.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading And why is that one in wishing anything not wishing that thing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading In trying to be telling something that one can come to be saying something and some one asking something then that one is one then wishing anything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 4 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two by Gertrude Stein holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

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Matisse
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