Chapter 4 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You knew--all the time," he said, coldly. "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person. What was the object of your little sensation?" Philip ignored his question. He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
Chapter 4 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.”
disregarded
From this reading “Philip ignored his question.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “What was the object of your little sensation?"”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Philip ignored his question.”
with speed
From this reading “He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “What was the object of your little sensation?"”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
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From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
a young female
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip ignored his question.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
disregarded
From this reading Philip ignored his question.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What was the object of your little sensation?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading What was the object of your little sensation?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the object of your little sensation?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
a human being
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip ignored his question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Philip ignored his question.
with speed
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading What was the object of your little sensation?"
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stepped quickly up to Gregson and seized him by the arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the object of your little sensation?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the object of your little sensation?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You knew that Miss Brokaw and the girl whom I drew were one and the same person.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You knew--all the time," he said, coldly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What was the object of your little sensation?"
Chapter 4 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance by James Oliver Curwood holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 403 sentences of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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