Chapter 8 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leaves a mass, so mean. No shows. Leaves a mass cool will. Leaves a mass puddle. Etching.
Chapter 8 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Leaves a mass cool will.”
an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading “Etching.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Leaves a mass, so mean.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “Leaves a mass, so mean.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Leaves a mass, so mean.”
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading “Leaves a mass puddle.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “No shows.”
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 Leaves a mass, so mean.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Leaves a mass cool will.
an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading Etching.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Leaves a mass, so mean.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Leaves a mass, so mean.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Leaves a mass, so mean.
not any; not one
From this reading No shows.
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading Leaves a mass puddle.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading No shows.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Leaves a mass, so mean.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Leaves a mass cool will.
Chapter 8 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two by Gertrude Stein holds 421 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 8 holds 421 sentences of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two by Gertrude Stein exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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