Chapter 3 of Flower of the Dusk is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Flower of the Dusk is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It looks bad," she mused. "Wonder what a carbohydrate is. And proteids--where do you buy 'em? Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any. They must be germs.
Chapter 3 of Flower of the Dusk is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “And proteids--where do you buy 'em?”
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
From this reading “"Wonder what a carbohydrate is.”
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.”
plural of “germ” — anything that provides inspiration for later work
From this reading “They must be germs.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"It looks bad," she mused.”
a state in New England
From this reading “Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “"It looks bad," she mused.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"Wonder what a carbohydrate is.”
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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 "Wonder what a carbohydrate is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And proteids--where do you buy 'em?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "It looks bad," she mused.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They must be germs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And proteids--where do you buy 'em?
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
From this reading "Wonder what a carbohydrate is.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And proteids--where do you buy 'em?
a quad with a square body
From this reading And proteids--where do you buy 'em?
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
plural of “germ” — anything that provides inspiration for later work
From this reading They must be germs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wonder what a carbohydrate is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks bad," she mused.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It looks bad," she mused.
a state in New England
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "It looks bad," she mused.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must be germs.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And proteids--where do you buy 'em?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It looks bad," she mused.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must be germs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Albuminoids--I've been from Maine to Florida and have never seen any.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Wonder what a carbohydrate is.
in or at the place that
From this reading And proteids--where do you buy 'em?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Wonder what a carbohydrate is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And proteids--where do you buy 'em?
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