Chapter 6 of The Blue Flower is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Blue Flower is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Because your long walk is a pretence. You are playing false. There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?” Keene laughed again. “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
Chapter 6 of The Blue Flower is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
From this reading ““Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?””
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “You are playing false.”
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading “There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?””
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “You are playing false.”
moral weakness
From this reading ““Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading ““Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?””
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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 “Because your long walk is a pretence.
anew
From this reading Keene laughed again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are playing false.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because your long walk is a pretence.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
dearly loved
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading You are playing false.
a boy or man
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Because your long walk is a pretence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keene laughed again.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Keene laughed again.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Because your long walk is a pretence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading You are playing false.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading “Because your long walk is a pretence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
moral weakness
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Because your long walk is a pretence.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
at the time that
From this reading “Certainly you don’t know, my dear fellow; and neither do I. Since when has walking become a vice in your estimation?
in or at the place that
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
which person or people
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There is some woman that you go to see at West Point, at Highland Falls, who knows where?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are playing false.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because your long walk is a pretence.
Chapter 6 of The Blue Flower by Henry Van Dyke holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 6 holds 185 sentences of The Blue Flower, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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