Chapter 2 of The Gay Cockade is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Gay Cockade is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together. Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade. There was a touch of silver, too, in her hair. But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish. "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
Chapter 2 of The Gay Cockade is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading “Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.”
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading There was a touch of silver, too, in her hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a touch of silver, too, in her hair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
filled with satisfaction
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But she had never seemed to me so small, so childish.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a touch of silver, too, in her hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was a touch of silver, too, in her hair.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading There was a touch of silver, too, in her hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
at the time that
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
in or at the place that
From this reading When he had satisfied the crowd, Jimmie fought his way to where Elise and Duncan and I stood together.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Elise was wrapped in a great cloak of silver brocade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Jimmie," she said, as he came up, "you've done it!"
Chapter 2 of The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 427 sentences of The Gay Cockade, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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