Chapter 5 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After a while Stormont glanced around at her. A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair. He got up and came over to the bed. "How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly. "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
Chapter 5 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an awkward manner
From this reading “"How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.”
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading “A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “"Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.”
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading “A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.”
make steady
From this reading “"Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.”
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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 After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
later than; following
From this reading After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got up and came over to the bed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
in an awkward manner
From this reading "How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He got up and came over to the bed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He got up and came over to the bed.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly.
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up and came over to the bed.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up and came over to the bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
above and across; more than
From this reading He got up and came over to the bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
make steady
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got up and came over to the bed.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading A warm, delicate colour stained her skin slowly, evenly, from the throat to hair.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is dad?" she managed to inquire in a steady voice.
during the time that
From this reading After a while Stormont glanced around at her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you feel?" he asked, awkwardly.
Chapter 5 of The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Flaming Jewel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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