Chapter 12 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There, and what more was I going to say? I can't remember now. I feel so much better now I have told you all about it. And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then. It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
Chapter 12 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I can't remember now.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
(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 I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't remember now.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
the act of departing
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can't remember now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can't remember now.
express in words
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It was raining before, but now the sun has come out and the birds are singing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And now the summer is coming--I always feel happier then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "There, and what more was I going to say?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I feel so much better now I have told you all about it.
Chapter 12 of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower by Johannes Linnankoski holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 12 holds 412 sentences of The Song of the Blood-Red Flower, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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