Chapter 13 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems. Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed. It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop. Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
Chapter 13 of The Flaming Jewel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.”
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading “Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.”
plural of “gem” — art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading “The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.”
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading “Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.”
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 The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
get the meaning of something
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
informal intensifiers
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
plural of “gem” — art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
set afire or burning
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly her stunned senses were lighted as by an infernal flare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Flaming Jewel blazed in her face amid a heap of glittering gems.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
look attentively
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still she seemed slow to comprehend -- as though understanding were paralysed.
at the time that
From this reading It was when her eyes fell upon the watch that her heart seemed to stop.
Chapter 13 of The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 13 holds 421 sentences of The Flaming Jewel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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