Chapter 33 of Ironheart is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Ironheart is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him. Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing. “I can’t. I can’t,” he whispered hoarsely. She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
Chapter 33 of Ironheart is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading “THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.”
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.”
pull hard
From this reading “THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.”
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 “Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading I can’t,” he whispered hoarsely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
and nothing more
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
pull hard
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She understood only that something in his mind threatened their happiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Out of a full tide of feeling he came to consciousness of what he was doing.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading I can’t,” he whispered hoarsely.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading THE BLUEBIRD ALIGHTS AND THEN TAKES WING Tug pushed Betty from him.
Chapter 33 of Ironheart by William MacLeod Raine holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 33 holds 217 sentences of Ironheart, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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