Chapter 1 of Shot With Crimson is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Shot With Crimson is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved. An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body. Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged. A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered: “What was it!
Chapter 1 of Shot With Crimson is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:”
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:”
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.”
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading “New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.”
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading “An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.”
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In this reading “New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.”
In this reading “A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:”
In this reading “An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.”
In this reading “New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.”
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 man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What was it!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
not any; not one
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
not divisible by two
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading A man sitting near the fireplace glanced sharply, apprehensively at the huge beams in the ceiling and muttered:
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was it!
(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 An odd sort of paralysis seemed to have gripped every one in the room,--paralysis of the mind as well as of the body.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What was it!
showing curiosity
From this reading Then puzzled, wondering looks were exchanged.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: Dodd, Mead And Company |FOR thirty seconds no one moved.
Chapter 1 of Shot With Crimson by George Barr McCutcheon holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
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