Chapter 12 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort. Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said. "I got in my pocket what you rob of me. Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well. I go home, live like some kings; yes.
Chapter 12 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
From this reading “Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “I go home, live like some kings; yes.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"I got in my pocket what you rob of me.”
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading “Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"I got in my pocket what you rob of me.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well.
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
From this reading Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I go home, live like some kings; yes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I go home, live like some kings; yes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading I go home, live like some kings; yes.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I go home, live like some kings; yes.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I go home, live like some kings; yes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I go home, live like some kings; yes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quintana's sinister laughter was his retort.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Now I kill you, and then I feel ver' well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I got in my pocket what you rob of me.
an affirmative
From this reading I go home, live like some kings; yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then: "You damfool Clinch," he said.
Chapter 12 of The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 12 holds 432 sentences of The Flaming Jewel, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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