Chapter 6 of The Vertical City is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Vertical City is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!" "Law! Pore child! Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway! I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
Chapter 6 of The Vertical City is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!"”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!"”
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading “Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway!”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “"Law!”
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading “Pore child!”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.”
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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've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
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From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Pore child!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!"
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "Law!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading Pore child!
cut with a saw
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Help me, Lottie!" she begged; "help me!"
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gettin' the horrors every night thisaway!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've been through it before with other ladies, but I never saw a case of the sober horrors befoh.
Chapter 6 of The Vertical City by Fannie Hurst holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 398 sentences of The Vertical City, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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