Chapter 10 of The girl he left behind is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The girl he left behind is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business. His entire time from the bugle-blown: “I can’t get ’em up! I can’t get ’em up! I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
Chapter 10 of The girl he left behind is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.”
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading “His entire time from the bugle-blown:”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.”
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.”
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In this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His entire time from the bugle-blown:
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up!
a quad with a square body
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up!
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading His entire time from the bugle-blown:
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His entire time from the bugle-blown:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His entire time from the bugle-blown:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His entire time from the bugle-blown:
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading LOVE AND BUSINESS Frank Barton had been thinking but little of love and not much about business.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His entire time from the bugle-blown:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the mor-r-rning!” to tattoo at night was filled with thoughts military.
Chapter 10 of The girl he left behind by Helen Beecher Long holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 227 sentences of The girl he left behind, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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