Chapter 6 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 6 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah, bah!" he said tranquilly. "There were three of you, then." "Lay that packet on the ground." "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss. "Now your gun!" continued Smith.
Chapter 6 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “"My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “"My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Now your gun!" continued Smith.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “"My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “"Lay that packet on the ground."”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “"My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"Now your gun!" continued Smith.”
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading “"My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, bah!" he said tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, bah!" he said tranquilly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Now your gun!" continued Smith.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "Lay that packet on the ground."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Now your gun!" continued Smith.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, bah!" he said tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Lay that packet on the ground."
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now your gun!" continued Smith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There were three of you, then."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Lay that packet on the ground."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "Lay that packet on the ground."
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, bah!" he said tranquilly.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Now your gun!" continued Smith.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Lay that packet on the ground."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Lay that packet on the ground."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "There were three of you, then."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There were three of you, then."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "There were three of you, then."
without emotional agitation
From this reading "Ah, bah!" he said tranquilly.
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading "My frien'----" "Drop it or I'll drop _you!_" Quintana carefully placed the packet on a bed of vivid moss.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There were three of you, then."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There were three of you, then."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now your gun!" continued Smith.
Chapter 6 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 6 holds 419 sentences of The Flaming Jewel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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