Chapter 2 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers. It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room. There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday. Some rooms retain these echoes. People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
Chapter 2 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “Some rooms retain these echoes.”
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.”
the quality of being individual
From this reading “People say of them that they have character or express individuality.”
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading “It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room.”
hold back within
From this reading “Some rooms retain these echoes.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.”
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading “The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Some rooms retain these echoes.
divisible by two
From this reading It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room.
give expression to
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.
the quality of being individual
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.
held dear
From this reading It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room.
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 The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading It was a happy room, a loved room, even a petted room.
hold back within
From this reading Some rooms retain these echoes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Some rooms retain these echoes.
express in words
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some rooms retain these echoes.
move an implement through
From this reading There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was about it a sense of stir, of life, of habitual holiday.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some rooms retain these echoes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People say of them that they have character or express individuality.
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was vital with air and fresh with the scent of many flowers.
Chapter 2 of Flaming Youth by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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 369 sentences of Flaming Youth, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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