Chapter 18 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye. WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store. Must be able to accompany self. Apply between twelve and six. Broadway Melody Shop, 1432 Broadway.
Chapter 18 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “Must be able to accompany self.”
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.”
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “Apply between twelve and six.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “Broadway Melody Shop, 1432 Broadway.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Broadway Melody Shop, 1432 Broadway.”
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading “WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Must be able to accompany self.”
a female singer
From this reading “WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.”
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From this reading Broadway Melody Shop, 1432 Broadway.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Must be able to accompany self.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Must be able to accompany self.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Apply between twelve and six.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must be able to accompany self.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Apply between twelve and six.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Broadway Melody Shop, 1432 Broadway.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Broadway Melody Shop, 1432 Broadway.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must be able to accompany self.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Must be able to accompany self.
do one's shopping
From this reading Broadway Melody Shop, 1432 Broadway.
deliver by singing
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Apply between twelve and six.
a female singer
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Apply between twelve and six.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading About a week later an advertisement in a morning paper caught Lilly's eye.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WANTED:--Refined young woman of good appearance and soprano voice, to sing in music store.
Chapter 18 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl by Fannie Hurst holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 18 holds 127 sentences of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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