Chapter 2 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height." "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly. "By moonlight." "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?" "Not a chance.
Chapter 2 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “"Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “"He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “"We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “"He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “"He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “"He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “"By moonlight."”
the act of swimming
From this reading “"We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.”
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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 "Not a chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By moonlight."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Not a chance.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
the light of the Moon
From this reading "By moonlight."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a chance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
on the contrary
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.
the act of swimming
From this reading "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
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From this reading "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "He joined her and together they gazed down the dizzy height."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll go swimming to-night!" she said excitedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wouldn't you rather go in at the beach on the other end?"
Chapter 2 of Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 441 sentences of Flappers and Philosophers, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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