Chapter 16 of Coquette is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Coquette is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby. "Sea goin' all the time. But she's a daisy to keep steady. Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving." "_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.
Chapter 16 of Coquette is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “But she's a daisy to keep steady.”
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading “"_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.”
in motion
From this reading “Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving."”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “"It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.”
witty remark
From this reading “"_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.”
make steady
From this reading “But she's a daisy to keep steady.”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “"It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.”
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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 But she's a daisy to keep steady.
(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 "Sea goin' all the time.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she's a daisy to keep steady.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading But she's a daisy to keep steady.
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From this reading "It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sea goin' all the time.
only a very short time before
From this reading Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading "_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But she's a daisy to keep steady.
in motion
From this reading Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving."
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving."
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.
witty remark
From this reading "_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Sea goin' all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she's a daisy to keep steady.
make steady
From this reading But she's a daisy to keep steady.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "_I'm_ sure!" cried Sally, ironically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sea goin' all the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Sea goin' all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she's a daisy to keep steady.
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading "It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "It's _always_ rough weather," gloried Toby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wouldn't hardly notice you was moving."
Chapter 16 of Coquette by Frank Swinnerton holds 419 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 16 holds 419 sentences of Coquette, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Coquette by Frank Swinnerton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Coquette, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
