Chapter 5 of Young People's Pride: A Novel is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Young People's Pride: A Novel is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.” And this time Oliver is really able to smile. “No, you don't.” “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't. And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
Chapter 5 of Young People's Pride: A Novel is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “And this time Oliver is really able to smile.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!””
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading ““Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “And this time Oliver is really able to smile.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!””
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “And this time Oliver is really able to smile.”
express a supposition
From this reading ““Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.””
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.
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From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, you don't.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, you don't.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
express a supposition
From this reading “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
(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, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, you don't.”
Chapter 5 of Young People's Pride: A Novel by Stephen Vincent Benét holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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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