Chapter 5 of The Carcellini Emerald, With Other Tales is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Carcellini Emerald, With Other Tales is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Foljambe! Caramba! Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez. There was a sudden hush. The conversation passed into whispers.
Chapter 5 of The Carcellini Emerald, With Other Tales is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “The conversation passed into whispers.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “There was a sudden hush.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “The conversation passed into whispers.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “There was a sudden hush.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.”
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “The conversation passed into whispers.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The conversation passed into whispers.”
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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 There was a sudden hush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caramba!
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading The conversation passed into whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Foljambe!
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading There was a sudden hush.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The conversation passed into whispers.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The conversation passed into whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading There was a sudden hush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conversation passed into whispers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sudden hush.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sudden hush.
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The conversation passed into whispers.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hold your tongue!” hissed Ramirez.
Chapter 5 of The Carcellini Emerald, With Other Tales by Burton, Mrs. Harrison holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 425 sentences of The Carcellini Emerald, With Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Carcellini Emerald, With Other Tales by Burton, Mrs. Harrison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 259 minutes of reading across 624 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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