Chapter 9 of The Flying Death is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Flying Death is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared. “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man. “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low. “He was quite peaceable. He has escaped from jail.
Chapter 9 of The Flying Death is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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coming to maturity
From this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “He has escaped from jail.”
a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
From this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading ““He was quite peaceable.”
past form of “sprint” — run very fast, usually for a short distance
From this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading ““Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.”
In this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
In this reading “Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.”
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 Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.
dearly loved
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
coming to maturity
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He has escaped from jail.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
be the source of pain
From this reading “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading He has escaped from jail.
a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
not any; not one
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
above and across; more than
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading “He was quite peaceable.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “He was quite peaceable.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
past form of “sprint” — run very fast, usually for a short distance
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
express in words
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Helga, my dear! tell me he has not hurt——” “No,” she said very low.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He was quite peaceable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like a flash, the juggler wormed himself into the oak patch, and emerging from the farther side sprinted over the hill and disappeared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Has he hurt you?” cried the young man.
Chapter 9 of The Flying Death by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 401 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 9 holds 401 sentences of The Flying Death, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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