Chapter 19 of Birthright: A Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Birthright: A Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep. He caught the words: "He did! Tump did! The jailer did! 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
Chapter 19 of Birthright: A Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.”
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading “Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “The jailer did!”
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.”
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later than; following
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
aroused to action
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught the words: "He did!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He caught the words: "He did!
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From this reading 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
From this reading 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He caught the words: "He did!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading The jailer did!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tump did!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Fo' God! black man, whut's Cissie doin'?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two voices talking, interrupting each other with ejaculations, after the fashion of negroes under excitement, aroused Peter Siner from his sleep.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He caught the words: "He did!
Chapter 19 of Birthright: A Novel by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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