Chapter 3 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age. And to a better man than Jimmy James. He's a chaser." "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout. "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
Chapter 3 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 47/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 231–235
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “"We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.”
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading “He's a chaser."”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “"We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “"She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “And to a better man than Jimmy James.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “And to a better man than Jimmy James.”
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading “"We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.”
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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 And to a better man than Jimmy James.
how long something has existed
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to a better man than Jimmy James.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And to a better man than Jimmy James.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading He's a chaser."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
the act of departing
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a chaser."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading And to a better man than Jimmy James.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading And to a better man than Jimmy James.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And to a better man than Jimmy James.
joined in matrimony
From this reading But I bet I'm married before I'm Dee's age.
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
an educational institution
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And to a better man than Jimmy James.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And to a better man than Jimmy James.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "She's growing up any old way, and she seems to know everything that's going on....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to send that child away to school," said Mona Fentriss in amused dismay as the door closed behind Osterhout.
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