Chapter 31 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Stop!" cried Matanzima. "Stop! We must hear what all have to say. If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing. Where is Senhlu?"
Chapter 31 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Stop!" cried Matanzima.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “We must hear what all have to say.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.”
express in words
From this reading “We must hear what all have to say.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Stop!" cried Matanzima.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.”
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.
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 We must hear what all have to say.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Stop!" cried Matanzima.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must hear what all have to say.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We must hear what all have to say.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop!" cried Matanzima.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must hear what all have to say.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
express in words
From this reading We must hear what all have to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where is Senhlu?"
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop!" cried Matanzima.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must hear what all have to say.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading If Nxabahlana is true, he need fear nothing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must hear what all have to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We must hear what all have to say.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Senhlu?"
Chapter 31 of The Fire Trumpet by Bertram Mitford holds 403 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 31 holds 403 sentences of The Fire Trumpet, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of The Fire Trumpet by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 31 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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