Chapter 7 of Off Sandy Hook, and Other Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Off Sandy Hook, and Other Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There,” she said, and gave it. “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man. What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?” “Give me the right to be jealous,” said Carlo the tenor. “Make me one and the other!
Chapter 7 of Off Sandy Hook, and Other Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading ““And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?””
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?””
characterized by grandeur
From this reading ““And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.”
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading ““And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading ““And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.”
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading “What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?””
the adult male singing voice above baritone
From this reading ““Give me the right to be jealous,” said Carlo the tenor.”
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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 “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There,” she said, and gave it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me the right to be jealous,” said Carlo the tenor.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
divisible by two
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “There,” she said, and gave it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give me the right to be jealous,” said Carlo the tenor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There,” she said, and gave it.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
engage in
From this reading “Make me one and the other!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me the right to be jealous,” said Carlo the tenor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Make me one and the other!
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Give me the right to be jealous,” said Carlo the tenor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There,” she said, and gave it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There,” she said, and gave it.
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
the adult male singing voice above baritone
From this reading “Give me the right to be jealous,” said Carlo the tenor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There,” she said, and gave it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What is it but stupidity—_Dio!_” she cried, “to be jealous of a woman of whom one is not even the lover or the husband?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you, Signor, are a magnificent artist, though I have sometimes thought you a stupid man.
Chapter 7 of Off Sandy Hook, and Other Stories by Richard Dehan holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 7 holds 431 sentences of Off Sandy Hook, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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