Chapter 10 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why should you?" "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet." "That's true." He caught her suddenly by the arms. "Damn you," he said.
Chapter 10 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “He caught her suddenly by the arms.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “He caught her suddenly by the arms.”
used as expletives
From this reading “"Damn you," he said.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “"There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “"There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “He caught her suddenly by the arms.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “"That's true."”
(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 “"There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He caught her suddenly by the arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He caught her suddenly by the arms.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught her suddenly by the arms.
used as expletives
From this reading "Damn you," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He caught her suddenly by the arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He caught her suddenly by the arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Damn you," he said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should you?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He caught her suddenly by the arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That's true."
(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 "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why should you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why should you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There'll be Hosack and the others as well as your new pet."
Chapter 10 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence by Cosmo Hamilton holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 404 sentences of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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