Chapter 3 of Flames of the Storm is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Flames of the Storm is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red. “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper. “He read the letter.” “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret. “It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.”
Chapter 3 of Flames of the Storm is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading ““It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.””
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading ““There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.”
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
From this reading ““I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading ““That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.”
possessive form of “part” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
From this reading ““That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.”
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.
In this reading ““He read the letter.””
In this reading ““I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.”
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 “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
(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 “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He read the letter.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “He read the letter.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It didn’t fix nothin’ for me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
possessive form of “part” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “He read the letter.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He read the letter.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
in the direction of
From this reading “That part’s all fixed,” explained Kales, nodding toward Roper.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I read a letter,” agreed Roper, looking up from the manufacture of a cigaret.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There ain’t a —— mind-reader among us,” grinned Red.
Chapter 3 of Flames of the Storm by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 414 sentences of Flames of the Storm, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Flames of the Storm by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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