Chapter 24 of The Flirt is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Flirt is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What! That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris. The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!" "You'd as well be patient, Cora. Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
Chapter 24 of The Flirt is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “"You'd as well be patient, Cora.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.”
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.”
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading “That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!"”
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading “Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.”
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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 That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You'd as well be patient, Cora.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'd as well be patient, Cora.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading "You'd as well be patient, Cora.
true confidential information
From this reading The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!"
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
on one occasion
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading "You'd as well be patient, Cora.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!"
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
in a strange manner
From this reading The details he gave me sounded strangely familiar!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
hard to endure
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You'd as well be patient, Cora.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, that money has probably been partially spent, by this time, on tools and labour and----" "What are you trying to----" "I'll show you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That man told me you'd `promoted' a South American rubber company once, among people of the American colony in Paris.
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