Chapter 14 of The Fascinating Stranger, and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Fascinating Stranger, and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion. “My mother just the _same_ as did.” “How was that?” And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her. “My mother called my father a worm.”
Chapter 14 of The Fascinating Stranger, and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confidently declared to be so
From this reading ““My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.”
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
From this reading ““My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading ““My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.”
changed in form or character
From this reading ““My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.”
someone who asks a question
From this reading “And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.”
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading ““My mother called my father a worm.””
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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 “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My mother just the _same_ as did.”
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “My mother called my father a worm.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “My mother called my father a worm.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How was that?”
and nothing more
From this reading “My mother just the _same_ as did.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
changed in form or character
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
someone who asks a question
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “My mother just the _same_ as did.”
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From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How was that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading And his reply, so unexpected by his questioner, sent a thrill of coming triumph through her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How was that?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My mother did,” he asserted, and then with a little caution, modified the assertion.
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “My mother called my father a worm.”
Chapter 14 of The Fascinating Stranger, and Other Stories by Booth Tarkington holds 414 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.
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