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Chapter 4 of The Cop and the Anthem is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice. He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin. The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen. “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College. Noisy; but no harm.
Chapter 4 of The Cop and the Anthem is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unintelligible talking
From this reading “On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading ““’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.”
past form of “rave” — participate in an all-night techno dance party
From this reading “He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.”
resembling or having the qualities of soap
From this reading “On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.”
past form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading ““’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.”
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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 The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Noisy; but no harm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
having the place or position changed
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
unintelligible talking
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Noisy; but no harm.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
not any; not one
From this reading Noisy; but no harm.
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading Noisy; but no harm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
in other respects or ways
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
a member of a police force
From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
past form of “rave” — participate in an all-night techno dance party
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
resembling or having the qualities of soap
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
the upper part of anything
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
past form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The policeman twirled his club, turned his back to Soapy and remarked to a citizen.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading He danced, howled, raved and otherwise disturbed the welkin.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “’Tis one of them Yale lads celebratin’ the goose egg they give to the Hartford College.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice.
Chapter 4 of The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 415 sentences of The Cop and the Anthem, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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