Chapter 3 of Flaming June is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Flaming June is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's forbidden!" "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently. "Who by?" Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses. "Everybody--all of them!
Chapter 3 of Flaming June is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading “Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.”
every person
From this reading “"Everybody--all of them!”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “"It's forbidden!"”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “"Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.”
something of little value
From this reading “"Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.”
in a vague way
From this reading “Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.”
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(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 "Everybody--all of them!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Who by?"
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From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
every person
From this reading "Everybody--all of them!
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading "It's forbidden!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's forbidden!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
something of little value
From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Everybody--all of them!
in the direction of
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
in a vague way
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
which person or people
From this reading "Who by?"
Chapter 3 of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 416 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 3 holds 416 sentences of Flaming June, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 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.
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