Chapter 22 of Red Fleece is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Red Fleece is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They did not murder him then and there. Boylan was glad of that. His sack was already full of blood.... It was all too big. Something would happen to spoil the telling.
Chapter 22 of Red Fleece is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “It was all too big.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “His sack was already full of blood....”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Boylan was glad of that.”
come to pass
From this reading “Something would happen to spoil the telling.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “They did not murder him then and there.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “His sack was already full of blood....”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Something would happen to spoil the telling.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Something would happen to spoil the telling.”
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.
(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 It was all too big.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading His sack was already full of blood....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was all too big.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading His sack was already full of blood....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boylan was glad of that.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading His sack was already full of blood....
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Boylan was glad of that.
come to pass
From this reading Something would happen to spoil the telling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sack was already full of blood....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all too big.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boylan was glad of that.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading His sack was already full of blood....
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something would happen to spoil the telling.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Something would happen to spoil the telling.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Something would happen to spoil the telling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Boylan was glad of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something would happen to spoil the telling.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not murder him then and there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something would happen to spoil the telling.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was all too big.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Boylan was glad of that.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Something would happen to spoil the telling.
Chapter 22 of Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 22 holds 54 sentences of Red Fleece, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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