Chapter 6 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Olof seemed not to have heard. He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely. "Life is very strange," he said dreamily. "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?" She looked inquiringly at him.
Chapter 6 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “"Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"Life is very strange," he said dreamily.”
a special situation
From this reading “"Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"”
in a vague way
From this reading “He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.”
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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 "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Olof seemed not to have heard.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
in a dreamy manner
From this reading "Life is very strange," he said dreamily.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Olof seemed not to have heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But Olof seemed not to have heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked inquiringly at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading She looked inquiringly at him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Life is very strange," he said dreamily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Life is very strange," he said dreamily.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked inquiringly at him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Olof seemed not to have heard.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Olof seemed not to have heard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Life is very strange," he said dreamily.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But Olof seemed not to have heard.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked inquiringly at him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Life is very strange," he said dreamily.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
a special situation
From this reading "Isn't it strange to have cared very much for a thing--and then one day to feel it as nothing at all?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Olof seemed not to have heard.
in a vague way
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Life is very strange," he said dreamily.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading He leaned back, and his glance wandered vaguely.
Chapter 6 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower by Johannes Linnankoski holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 400 sentences of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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