Chapter 6 of The Dust Flower is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Dust Flower is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good morning, Steptoe. Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?" "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss." "Oh, thanks. I'll call him up there."
Chapter 6 of The Dust Flower is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I'll call him up there."”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."”
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading “"Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."”
express in speech
From this reading “Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Oh, thanks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I'll call him up there."
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning, Steptoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll call him up there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll call him up there."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Good morning, Steptoe.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, thanks.
express in speech
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good morning, Steptoe.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Oh, thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Allerton 'as gone to the New Netherlands club for 'is breakfast, miss."
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'll call him up there."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'll call him up there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you ask Mr. Allerton if he'll speak to Miss Walbrook?"
Chapter 6 of The Dust Flower by Basil King holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 263 sentences of The Dust Flower, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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