Chapter 1 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO CARES? "Another new novel?" "Well,--another novel." "What's it about?" "A boy and a girl."
Chapter 1 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What's it about?"”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “"Another new novel?"”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"A boy and a girl."”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “WHO CARES?”
a young female
From this reading “"A boy and a girl."”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “"Another new novel?"”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “"Another new novel?"”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well,--another novel."”
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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 "A boy and a girl."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's it about?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A boy and a girl."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another new novel?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "A boy and a girl."
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading WHO CARES?
a young female
From this reading "A boy and a girl."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What's it about?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Another new novel?"
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading "Another new novel?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well,--another novel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's it about?"
which person or people
From this reading WHO CARES?
Chapter 1 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence by Cosmo Hamilton holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 409 sentences of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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