Chapter 4 of Red Pepper Burns is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Red Pepper Burns is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes. What on earth was that? A small voice piping at him from within close range? But how could that be? Something bumped against him.
Chapter 4 of Red Pepper Burns is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading “Something bumped against him.”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “What on earth was that?”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.”
add pepper to
From this reading “Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.”
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading “A small voice piping at him from within close range?”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “A small voice piping at him from within close range?”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A small voice piping at him from within close range?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Something bumped against him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But how could that be?
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading Something bumped against him.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how could that be?
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But how could that be?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading What on earth was that?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how could that be?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What on earth was that?
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
add pepper to
From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something bumped against him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What on earth was that?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What on earth was that?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What on earth was that?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
Chapter 4 of Red Pepper Burns by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 4 holds 279 sentences of Red Pepper Burns, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Red Pepper Burns by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 252 minutes of reading across 606 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Red Pepper Burns, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
