Chapter 28 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth. The trees whispered tender secrets to each other. Flowers were being born in the grasses. Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly. Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
Chapter 28 of Flaming Youth is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.”
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading “Flowers were being born in the grasses.”
(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 “The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.”
slightly wet
From this reading “The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.”
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In this reading “Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.”
an exterior door at one side of a building
In this reading “Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.”
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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 Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
out of bed
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Flowers were being born in the grasses.
brought into existence
From this reading Flowers were being born in the grasses.
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
capable of producing offspring or vegetation
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Flowers were being born in the grasses.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading Flowers were being born in the grasses.
(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 The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flowers were being born in the grasses.
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 Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
slightly wet
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.
a course of conduct
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
deeply or completely
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Clouds formed a light coverlet above an earth too fecund of dreams to sleep soundly.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Flowers were being born in the grasses.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading The trees whispered tender secrets to each other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was warm, moist, astir with vernal growth.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Dee emerged from the side door of the James house and moved down the cedar path, soft as a wraith.
Chapter 28 of Flaming Youth by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 28 holds 126 sentences of Flaming Youth, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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