Chapter 9 of The Fire Flower is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Fire Flower is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was high noon. Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that. He was hungry. He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it. Paula’s eyes followed him intently.
Chapter 9 of The Fire Flower is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “He was hungry.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “Paula’s eyes followed him intently.”
roused to anger
From this reading “He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It was high noon.”
look attentively
From this reading “Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
the middle of the day
In this reading “It was high noon.”
In this reading “Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.”
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 He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Paula’s eyes followed him intently.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Paula’s eyes followed him intently.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was hungry.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was high noon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He was hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Paula’s eyes followed him intently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high noon.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
roused to anger
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
not any; not one
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was high noon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paula’s eyes followed him intently.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
express in words
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was high noon.
look attentively
From this reading Sheldon needed no glance at his watch to tell him that.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went to the door, which had remained open all morning—left so in hope of the return of the mad man—and closed it.
Chapter 9 of The Fire Flower by Jackson Gregory holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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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