Chapter 21 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Johnnie!" Norine began. "He's very ill. He isn't getting well." Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
Chapter 21 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Norine began.”
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading “Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “He isn't getting well."”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"He's very ill.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Norine began.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He isn't getting well."
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He isn't getting well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's very ill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "He's very ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He isn't getting well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Johnnie!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norine began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Johnnie!"
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Something in her tone caused O'Reilly to glance at her sharply.
precisely as stated
From this reading "He's very ill.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He isn't getting well."
Chapter 21 of Rainbow's End by Rex Beach holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 406 sentences of Rainbow's End, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Rainbow's End by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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