Chapter 2 of The Sorrows of a Show Girl is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Sorrows of a Show Girl is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing. "Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise. "I was. I came; I saw; I conquered. Or whatever whoever said it, did.
Chapter 2 of The Sorrows of a Show Girl is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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young of domestic cattle
From this reading “CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.”
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “I came; I saw; I conquered.”
plural of “emporium” — a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
From this reading “"Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.”
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading “CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.”
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading “CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
young of domestic cattle
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came; I saw; I conquered.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading I came; I saw; I conquered.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Or whatever whoever said it, did.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
plural of “emporium” — a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
From this reading "Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
a young female
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or whatever whoever said it, did.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or whatever whoever said it, did.
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Or whatever whoever said it, did.
cut with a saw
From this reading I came; I saw; I conquered.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
having a supporting base
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Or whatever whoever said it, did.
in or at the place that
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE "Kill the prodigal, the calf has returned!" cried Sabrina the Show Girl, as her taxicab drew up to where we were standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or whatever whoever said it, did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thought you were in Emporia!" we exclaimed in surprise.
Chapter 2 of The Sorrows of a Show Girl by Kenneth McGaffey holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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