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Chapter 4 of The Sunny Side of the Street by Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney) Wilder holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Sunny Side of the Street is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation. “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.” But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing. The little woman watched him tenderly. The poor fellow understood.
Chapter 4 of The Sunny Side of the Street is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.”
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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 “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
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From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
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From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
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From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
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From this reading The poor fellow understood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
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From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
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From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little woman watched him tenderly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little woman watched him tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor fellow understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little woman watched him tenderly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little woman watched him tenderly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor fellow understood.
up to a particular time
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little woman watched him tenderly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Kernell did not look up until his wife, Queenie Vassar, began singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little woman watched him tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Kernell is here; she came up to see her husband, my old friend, and we wouldn’t let her refuse to sing for you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We have a pleasant surprise for you,” I said, smiling in anticipation.
