Chapter 7 of Flaming June is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Flaming June is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that. He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times. All the ordinary things that a man does." "Is that so? They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
Chapter 7 of Flaming June is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “"He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “"He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.”
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “"He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.”
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.”
plural of “hunt” — Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
From this reading “He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.”
plural of “shoot” — a new branch
From this reading “He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.”
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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 has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
(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 All the ordinary things that a man does."
a quantity of money
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
plural of “hunt” — Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that so?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All the ordinary things that a man does."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
not divisible by two
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading All the ordinary things that a man does."
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
plural of “shoot” — a new branch
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is that so?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All the ordinary things that a man does."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
Chapter 7 of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 425 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 7 holds 425 sentences of Flaming June, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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