Chapter 6 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 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 Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Eh? Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly. "Bah! One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete." His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
Chapter 6 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indirect suggestion
From this reading “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
past form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
From this reading “Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."”
a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
From this reading “One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
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 “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
In this reading “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
In this reading “His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.”
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 His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bah!
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
the act of departing
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
an indirect suggestion
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
past form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
with speed
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
carry out
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who's going to take her away?" interrogated the Haytian, quickly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One man tried that, and--I killed him with my machete."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading His thin lips drew back at the memory, and for an instant his yellow face showed a hint of what had made his reputation.
Chapter 6 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales by Rex Beach holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 393 sentences of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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