Chapter 1 of Red Pepper Burns is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Red Pepper Burns is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There comes the Green Imp.” “How can you tell?” “Don't you hear? Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em. Anybody else would stop and fix up.
Chapter 1 of Red Pepper Burns is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 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.
any person at all
From this reading “Anybody else would stop and fix up.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ““There comes the Green Imp.””
plural of “cylinder” — a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading “Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Anybody else would stop and fix up.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading ““There comes the Green Imp.””
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading ““There comes the Green Imp.””
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Anybody else would stop and fix up.”
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 Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
any person at all
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can you tell?”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
plural of “cylinder” — a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't you hear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Don't you hear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can you tell?”
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
express in words
From this reading “How can you tell?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How can you tell?”
Chapter 1 of Red Pepper Burns by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 1 holds 163 sentences of Red Pepper Burns, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Red Pepper Burns by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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