Chapter 5 of Flaming June is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Flaming June is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cornelia, I can't! I can't go down like this! I daren't do it. I look like an actress--so dressed up! Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
Chapter 5 of Flaming June is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
a female actor
From this reading “I look like an actress--so dressed up!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I can't go down like this!”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “I look like an actress--so dressed up!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I can't go down like this!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I look like an actress--so dressed up!”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"”
desired or wished for or sought
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a female actor
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cornelia, I can't!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cornelia, I can't!
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From this reading I daren't do it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I daren't do it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I can't go down like this!
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I can't go down like this!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Cornelia, I can't!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I daren't do it.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I can't go down like this!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I can't go down like this!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
Chapter 5 of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 423 sentences of Flaming June, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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