Chapter 33 of Barriers Burned Away is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Barriers Burned Away is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRE! FIRE! "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten. Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all. "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
Chapter 33 of Barriers Burned Away is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “FIRE!”
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “"Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “"Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
(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 Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
start firing a weapon
From this reading FIRE!
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
carry out
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
a shaky motion
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will Dennis Fleet come forward?" cried Dr. Arten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Very pale, and trembling with excitement, Dennis stepped out before them all.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take heart, my young friend; I am not about to read your death-warrant," said the doctor, cheerily.
Chapter 33 of Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 33 holds 126 sentences of Barriers Burned Away, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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