Chapter 7 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?" Joe was delighted. "Why? I'll tell you! Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
Chapter 7 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
From this reading “Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?”
greatly pleased
From this reading “Joe was delighted.”
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading “Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?”
in an inherent manner
From this reading “Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?”
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “"Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
greatly pleased
From this reading Joe was delighted.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
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From this reading I'll tell you!
in an inherent manner
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
express in words
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
express in words
From this reading I'll tell you!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Suppose that I know that the cucumber is inherently as good as any other vegetable, does that say I can digest it?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joe was delighted.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, then, Mr. Joe, did you turn that woman away?"
Chapter 7 of The Nine-Tenths by James Oppenheim holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of The Nine-Tenths, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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