Chapter 15 of The Briary Bush: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Briary Bush: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently. “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly. “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said. “Why do you say that?” “Because it’s true.
Chapter 15 of The Briary Bush: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.”
in an awkward manner
From this reading ““Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading ““Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.”
express in speech
From this reading ““Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ““Because it’s true.”
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading ““Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.”
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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 “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
(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 really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
any thing at all
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
in an awkward manner
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because it’s true.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because it’s true.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You really don’t care anything about people at all, do you, Felix?” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
express in words
From this reading “Why do you say that?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
express in speech
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why do you say that?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Why, I thought it must be a mistake,” he said awkwardly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Because it’s true.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why didn’t you speak to her and find out?” she asked impatiently.
Chapter 15 of The Briary Bush: A Novel by Floyd Dell holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 15 holds 412 sentences of The Briary Bush: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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