Chapter 4 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked. She lifted her brows slightly. "Not at all. What put such an idea into your head? You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
Chapter 4 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.”
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “She lifted her brows slightly.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “What put such an idea into your head?”
held up in the air
From this reading “She lifted her brows slightly.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “She lifted her brows slightly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
(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 "Not at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
a youthful male person
From this reading You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She lifted her brows slightly.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
divisible by two
From this reading You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lifted her brows slightly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
held up in the air
From this reading She lifted her brows slightly.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lifted her brows slightly.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She lifted her brows slightly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See here, Eleanor, are you sure you love me?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a charming boy, even if you are a bit romantic.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What put such an idea into your head?
Chapter 4 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales by Rex Beach holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 404 sentences of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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