Chapter 5 of Fire in the Woods: Illustrated is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Fire in the Woods: Illustrated is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise. “Och, everything’s the matther. Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?” “Leper water?” said the priest. “What is that?”
Chapter 5 of Fire in the Woods: Illustrated is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?””
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?””
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading “Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?””
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading ““What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading ““What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.”
travel through water
From this reading “Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?””
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading ““Leper water?” said the priest.”
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In this reading ““What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.
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From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Och, everything’s the matther.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is that?”
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Och, everything’s the matther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Och, everything’s the matther.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Leper water?” said the priest.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.
travel through water
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Leper water?” said the priest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter?” asked the priest, in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sure, an didn’t I go an swim for over half an hour in the leper wather, down yondher?”
Chapter 5 of Fire in the Woods: Illustrated by James De Mille holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 5 holds 447 sentences of Fire in the Woods: Illustrated, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Fire in the Woods: Illustrated by James De Mille exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 447 sentences, grouped into 90 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 90 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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