Chapter 10 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I. "They all come and tell me their troubles. It's because I got red hair and a open countenance." "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he. "I'd like to know."
Chapter 10 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “"Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.”
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “"They all come and tell me their troubles.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.”
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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 "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
for the reason that
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
a young female
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like to know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I'd like to know."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to know."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It's because I got red hair and a open countenance."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
express in words
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading "They all come and tell me their troubles.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Oh, it's a way I have with women," says I.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me, what's my girl confided to your red hair and open face?" says he.
Chapter 10 of The Man Next Door by Emerson Hough holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Man Next Door, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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