Chapter XXI of Dick Kent in the Far North, “The Red Fury,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXI
Chapter XXI of Dick Kent in the Far North, “The Red Fury,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them. Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror. The camp was alive with invaders. Hideous shouts rose on all sides. Rifles crashed.
Chapter XXI of Dick Kent in the Far North, “The Red Fury,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “avenge” — take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading “It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.”
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading “Rifles crashed.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.”
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading “The camp was alive with invaders.”
expressed without speech
From this reading “Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “Rifles crashed.”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.”
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.
pull away from a source of disgust or fear
In this reading “Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
possessing life
From this reading The camp was alive with invaders.
(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 Hideous shouts rose on all sides.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
-ing form of “avenge” — take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The camp was alive with invaders.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading Rifles crashed.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Hideous shouts rose on all sides.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
crowded or massed together
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading The camp was alive with invaders.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
expressed without speech
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hideous shouts rose on all sides.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading Rifles crashed.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Hideous shouts rose on all sides.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Hideous shouts rose on all sides.
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Hideous shouts rose on all sides.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
possessing sweep
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The camp was alive with invaders.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Huddled in his blankets, Dick beheld a sight that caused him to shrink back in mute terror.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an avenging red fury that swept down upon them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The camp was alive with invaders.
Chapter 21 of Dick Kent in the Far North by M. M. (Milo Milton) Oblinger holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 21 holds 167 sentences of Dick Kent in the Far North, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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