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The Flirt

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Flirt is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 13 of The Flirt by Booth Tarkington holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 13 of The Flirt contain?

Chapter 13 holds 200 sentences of The Flirt, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The Flirt by Booth Tarkington exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 200 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 13 of The Flirt?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Flirt

Common questions about reading The Flirt by Booth Tarkington on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Flirt?

Yes. All 5294 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #297 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Flirt is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #297, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Flirt take to read?

About 441 minutes of reading across 1059 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Flirt section by section

How to work through The Flirt section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Flirt

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Flirt, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Etext
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Flirt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prepared
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Calera
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Flirt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wordscan
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Flirt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Context Illustration Reading 1/40 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
"Told Cora yet?"
he asked, with scornful laughter.
"Told me what?"
Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
"Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Flirt

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Flirt is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Told Cora yet?"
Line 2
he asked, with scornful laughter.
Line 3
"Told me what?"
Line 4
Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
Line 5
"Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
All words in this reading · 23

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

about

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.

asked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading he asked, with scornful laughter.

Cora

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Told Cora yet?"

Corliss

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.

from

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.

he

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading he asked, with scornful laughter.

her

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.

laughter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading he asked, with scornful laughter.

looked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.

me

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Told me what?"

nothing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.

Oh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.

plate

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.

quickly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.

returned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.

scathingly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.

scornful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading he asked, with scornful laughter.

this

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.

Told

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Told Cora yet?"

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.

what

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Told me what?"

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading he asked, with scornful laughter.

yet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Told Cora yet?"