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The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories
The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories

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Chapter 10 of The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Constance Fenimore Woolson • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 10 of The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories by Constance Fenimore Woolson holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.

What does chapter 10 of The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories contain?

Chapter 10 holds 407 sentences of The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories by Constance Fenimore Woolson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #38517, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Vocabulary met early in The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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The policemen, however, remained where they were.
"There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.
"Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.
"Let's see; sister, that's sorelly.
Sorelly!" he repeated to Carmela.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The policemen, however, remained where they were.
Line 2
"There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.
Line 3
"Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.
Line 4
"Let's see; sister, that's sorelly.
Line 5
Sorelly!" he repeated to Carmela.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “"There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.”

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However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “The policemen, however, remained where they were.”

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Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “"Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.”

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Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.”

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “"Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.”

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Throat noun US /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading “"Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.”

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All words in this reading · 52

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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call

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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Carmela

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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distance

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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go

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

Pending verification
gulps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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Here

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The policemen, however, remained where they were.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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intrusion

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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irritation

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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Let's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Let's see; sister, that's sorelly.

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made

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

Pending verification
making

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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Peter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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policemen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The policemen, however, remained where they were.

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remained

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The policemen, however, remained where they were.

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repeated

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sorelly!" he repeated to Carmela.

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said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Let's see; sister, that's sorelly.

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series

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

Pending verification
sister

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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sorelly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Let's see; sister, that's sorelly.

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stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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swallowing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

Pending verification
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Let's see; sister, that's sorelly.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The policemen, however, remained where they were.

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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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There's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The policemen, however, remained where they were.

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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throatnounUS /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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twitch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

Pending verification
understand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The policemen, however, remained where they were.

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The policemen, however, remained where they were.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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word

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's no making them understand a word," said Peter to himself, in irritation.

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wrath

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Here, you go and call my sister," he said to Carmela, who, in her wrath over this intrusion, stood at a distance swallowing nothing in a series of gulps that made her throat twitch.

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