Chapter 6 of The Yellow Poppy is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Yellow Poppy is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted. Parted. Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar! I have been too coarse, Too human. Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
Chapter 6 of The Yellow Poppy is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading “MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.”
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading “Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!”
possessive form of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
write carelessly
From this reading “Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!”
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
From this reading “Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!”
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading “Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!”
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
use up (resources or materials)
In this reading “Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!”
In this reading “Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been too coarse, Too human.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
a man of refinement
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been too coarse, Too human.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
characteristic of humanity
From this reading I have been too coarse, Too human.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been too coarse, Too human.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
being nothing more than specified
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
not any; not one
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
possessive form of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
write carelessly
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have been too coarse, Too human.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MIRABEL “And so, cold, courteous, a mere gentleman, He bowed, we parted.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Face no more, Voice no more, love no more! wiped wholly out Like some ill scholar’s scrawl from heart and slate,— Aye, spit on and so wiped out utterly By some coarse scholar!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have we business, in our rank, With blood i’ the veins?
Chapter 6 of The Yellow Poppy by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 184 sentences of The Yellow Poppy, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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