Chapter 4 of The Stingy Receiver is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Stingy Receiver is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It will all keep," said Solvei. "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass." "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd! I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke! If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
Chapter 4 of The Stingy Receiver is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “"Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"”
go across or through
From this reading “"It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"”
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In this reading “"Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!”
In this reading “"Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!”
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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 I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
(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 "It will all keep," said Solvei.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
the act of departing
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will all keep," said Solvei.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
and nothing more
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "It will all keep," said Solvei.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
the sound of laughing
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
and nothing more
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
go across or through
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It will all keep," said Solvei.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will all keep," said Solvei.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
a special situation
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will all keep," said Solvei.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It is only what is, it would seem, that should pass."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you're going to be home next Sunday afternoon couldn't I come around and--and laugh the thing out with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I believe you're making it all up, just for a joke!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Oh, but Miss Kjelland," insisted the Young Doctor, "this whole thing is absurd!
Chapter 4 of The Stingy Receiver by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 4 holds 475 sentences of The Stingy Receiver, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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