Chapter 7 of Flower of the Dusk is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Flower of the Dusk is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm sorry," he said. "What can I do for you?" "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book. Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city. The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
Chapter 7 of Flower of the Dusk is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “"About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.”
of or relating to the system for delivering mail
From this reading “The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I'm sorry," he said.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can I do for you?"
a game played with playing cards
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can I do for you?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What can I do for you?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm sorry," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What can I do for you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sorry," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
immediately past
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
of or relating to the system for delivering mail
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm sorry," he said.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
carry out
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
a special situation
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "About the first thing to do, I take it, is to put down that book.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can I do for you?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
the day immediately before today
From this reading The postmaster's wife told me yesterday that he'd sent Barbara one of them souverine postal cards and said on it he'd be down last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What can I do for you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, if you'll put on your hat, you can go and get that new-fangled doctor from the city.
Chapter 7 of Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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