Chapter 1 of Capitola the madcap is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Capitola the madcap is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD HURRICANE STORMS. "At this sir knight flamed up with ire! His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire. The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place." Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
Chapter 1 of Capitola the madcap is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “flame” — shine with a sudden light
From this reading “"At this sir knight flamed up with ire!”
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading “Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?”
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “OLD HURRICANE STORMS.”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “"At this sir knight flamed up with ire!”
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading “OLD HURRICANE STORMS.”
past form of “suffuse” — cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
From this reading “The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
give a description of
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
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From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
opinion or judgment
From this reading His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
start firing a weapon
From this reading His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.
past form of “flame” — shine with a sudden light
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His great chest heaved! his eyes flashed fire.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading OLD HURRICANE STORMS.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD HURRICANE STORMS.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
skillful after much practice
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
a purple color or pigment
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
term of address for a man
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading OLD HURRICANE STORMS.
past form of “suffuse” — cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crimson that suffused his face To deepest purple now gave place."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
which person or people
From this reading Who can describe the frenzy of Old Hurricane upon discovering the fraud that had been practised upon him by Black Donald?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "At this sir knight flamed up with ire!
Chapter 1 of Capitola the madcap by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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