Chapter 38 of Ramona is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Ramona is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Good God! Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice. Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him. “Oh, Lawd!” he gasped. Turning to Felipe, “Thet's mammy,” he said.
Chapter 38 of Ramona is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.”
the act or process of complicating
From this reading “Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Oh, Lawd!” he gasped.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““Good God!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Turning to Felipe, “Thet's mammy,” he said.”
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 Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
in a bewildered manner
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
the act or process of complicating
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Oh, Lawd!” he gasped.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Good God!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good God!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Lawd!” he gasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Lawd!” he gasped.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading Turning to Felipe, “Thet's mammy,” he said.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Lawd!” he gasped.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Turning to Felipe, “Thet's mammy,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning to Felipe, “Thet's mammy,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning to Felipe, “Thet's mammy,” he said.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Alessandro killed!” burst from Felipe's lips in a heart-rending voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jos looked bewilderedly from his mother to Felipe; the complication was almost beyond him.
Chapter 38 of Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 38 holds 233 sentences of Ramona, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 47 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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