Chapter 2 of Flaming June is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Flaming June is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you! Nicknames are so homely and cosy. I have about as many as I have toes. One of my friends calls me `Corney.' He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Chapter 2 of Flaming June is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading “Nicknames are so homely and cosy.”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “Nicknames are so homely and cosy.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “"My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!”
plural of “nickname” — a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
From this reading “Nicknames are so homely and cosy.”
an event that repeats
From this reading “He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.”
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading “"My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “I have about as many as I have toes.”
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading “He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.”
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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 He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
the act of tarrying
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
plural of “nickname” — a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
in a reminiscent manner
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
an event that repeats
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
Chapter 2 of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 2 holds 403 sentences of Flaming June, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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