Chapter 7 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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Chapter 7 of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville. "The doc says so. Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil. She couldn't get up--pains in her boosum. We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!
Chapter 7 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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kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.”
inflected form of “cop” — take by theft
From this reading “Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.”
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading “Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"The doc says so.”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!”
respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
From this reading “"How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.”
flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
From this reading “We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!”
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In this reading “Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.”
visit informally and spontaneously
In this reading “Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't get up--pains in her boosum.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
inflected form of “cop” — take by theft
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't get up--pains in her boosum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "The doc says so.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!
set up or found
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She couldn't get up--pains in her boosum.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
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From this reading "How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading She couldn't get up--pains in her boosum.
respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
From this reading "How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "The doc says so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She couldn't get up--pains in her boosum.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The doc says so.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The doc says so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How d'you know it's pneumonia?" queried Thomasville.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She couldn't get up--pains in her boosum.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
From this reading We run for Doc Whiting and--fellers, it's true!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Me 'n' George dropped in with some beefsteaks we copped from the butcher, and found her in bed, coughing like the devil.
Chapter 7 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 7 holds 393 sentences of The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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