Chapter 14 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 14 of The Gay Cockade is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her. She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day. Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude. He wanted her at once in his home. It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
Chapter 14 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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a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.”
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 Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wanted her at once in his home.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
someone who is a detective
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted her at once in his home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wanted her at once in his home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He wanted her at once in his home.
be the source of pain
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
of great significance or value
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wanted her at once in his home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
held dear
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
engage in
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
not any; not one
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
on one occasion
From this reading He wanted her at once in his home.
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Dick kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It hurt him that she did not seem to care to come to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted her at once in his home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dick went away a bit puzzled by her attitude.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She loved him, but she would make no promises as to the important day.
Chapter 14 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 14 holds 427 sentences of The Gay Cockade, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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