Chapter 10 of Stubble is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Stubble is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet. He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor. He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself. Then he idly viewed the passing show before him. It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.
Chapter 10 of Stubble is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.”
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading “He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.”
in an idle manner
From this reading “Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.”
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.”
(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
From this reading “He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.”
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.”
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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 Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
in an idle manner
From this reading Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.
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From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
and nothing more
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
From this reading He leaned back against the tufted arm and stretched himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He drew up to the curb on Broadway just below Fourth and stopped the motor.
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Then he idly viewed the passing show before him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was past mid-afternoon and dry and dusty.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Meantime, Joe had written his name at the top of a new sheet.
Chapter 10 of Stubble by George Looms holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 10 holds 246 sentences of Stubble, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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