Chapter 10 of The Seiners is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Seiners is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hulloh, Joe! And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe. I must be getting old. Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want. That was Thursday.
Chapter 10 of The Seiners is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “I must be getting old.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.”
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.”
In this reading “And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
later than; following
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must be getting old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I must be getting old.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hulloh, Joe!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hulloh, Joe!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must be getting old.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I must be getting old.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Thursday.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Thursday morning I got up after as fine a night's sleep as a man'd want.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was Thursday.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I don't wonder you look surprised, Joe.
Chapter 10 of The Seiners by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 412 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.
Chapter 10 holds 412 sentences of The Seiners, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Seiners by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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