Chapter 3 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, Sally Carrol." He felt a little hand insert itself into his. "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose." "Yes." "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
Chapter 3 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “"She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."”
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading “"She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Oh, she was sweet, Harry!”
put or introduce into something
From this reading “He felt a little hand insert itself into his.”
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading “"She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."”
witty remark
From this reading “"Yes, Sally Carrol."”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “"Oh, she was sweet, Harry!”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “"She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."”
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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 felt a little hand insert itself into his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Sally Carrol."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
put or introduce into something
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
witty remark
From this reading "Yes, Sally Carrol."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Sally Carrol."
Chapter 3 of Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 436 sentences of Flappers and Philosophers, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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