Chapter 10 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You mean you can?" He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod. "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly. "Wasn't that what you wanted?" "Yes, yes."
Chapter 10 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quick and energetic
From this reading “He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.”
in an explicit manner
From this reading “"I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “"I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “"I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.”
someone paid to operate a typewriter
From this reading “"I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “"Wasn't that what you wanted?"”
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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 mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
quick and energetic
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You mean you can?"
in an explicit manner
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
in a softened tone
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean you can?"
express or signify by nodding
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wasn't that what you wanted?"
someone paid to operate a typewriter
From this reading "I mean I can find you a situation in a business office as a typist," he said explicitly.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Wasn't that what you wanted?"
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From this reading "Wasn't that what you wanted?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Wasn't that what you wanted?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hushed her with his brisk and matter-of-fact little nod.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean you can?"
Chapter 10 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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