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Chapter 5 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nothing--just talking about myself." On the stage she felt better. This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive. She made it a stunt. "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
Chapter 5 of Flappers and Philosophers is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading “"Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."”
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading “"Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “"Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."”
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading “"Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."”
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading “She made it a stunt.”
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading “This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “"Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."”
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading “"Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."”
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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 She made it a stunt.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
later than; following
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
(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 On the stage she felt better.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
a young female
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
and nothing more
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made it a stunt.
the force of workers available
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading She made it a stunt.
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Nothing--just talking about myself."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the stage she felt better.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading "Uptown, downtown, jelly on a spoon, After sundown shiver by the moon."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
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From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This was her dance--and she always felt that the way she did it wasn't suggestive any more than to some men every pretty girl is suggestive.
Chapter 5 of Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 440 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.
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