Chapter 19 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent. "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once. Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!" Poor Lilian! Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
Chapter 19 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
guilty of a misdeed
From this reading “"Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.”
a torn ragged wound
From this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
past form of “lavish” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
From this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
poor and often mischievous city child
From this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
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In this reading “Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
guilty of a misdeed
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
a torn ragged wound
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
past form of “lavish” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Lilian!
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
on one occasion
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Lilian!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
move hurridly
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Send him out of the room, Miss Strange--do!"
express in words
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
poor and often mischievous city child
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her delicate, sensitive nature was indeed undergoing acute laceration at the tongue of this urchin, on whom she had lavished nothing but tenderness and care.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Harry!" cried Rose, making as if she would rush upon the delinquent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll go and tell mamma about you, at once.
Chapter 19 of The Fire Trumpet by Bertram Mitford holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 19 holds 401 sentences of The Fire Trumpet, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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