Chapter 7 of Tales of the Jazz Age is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Tales of the Jazz Age is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Put him out!” “Sit down, Peter!” “Cut out that stuff!” Peter laughed and bowed. “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
Chapter 7 of Tales of the Jazz Age is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 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.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading ““Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Peter laughed and bowed.”
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading ““Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading ““Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading ““Sit down, Peter!””
be seated
From this reading ““Sit down, Peter!””
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading ““Cut out that stuff!””
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter laughed and bowed.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Peter laughed and bowed.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Cut out that stuff!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sit down, Peter!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Put him out!”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Peter laughed and bowed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Put him out!”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Sit down, Peter!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Put him out!”
be seated
From this reading “Sit down, Peter!”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Cut out that stuff!”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Cut out that stuff!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you for your kind applause, ladies and gents.
Chapter 7 of Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 411 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 7 holds 411 sentences of Tales of the Jazz Age, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales of the Jazz Age, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
