Chapter 7 of The Flirt is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Flirt is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard. "Eat?" Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur. "There! For the once I forgive you.
Chapter 7 of The Flirt is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.”
having made preparations
From this reading “Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.”
take in solid food
From this reading “"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “For the once I forgive you.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.”
plural of “vila” — capital of Vanuatu
From this reading “Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
having made preparations
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
take in solid food
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the once I forgive you.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading For the once I forgive you.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For the once I forgive you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
expressing sorrow
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
on one occasion
From this reading For the once I forgive you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
plural of “vila” — capital of Vanuatu
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
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Chapter 7 holds 196 sentences of The Flirt, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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