Chapter 22 of The House of Baltazar is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The House of Baltazar is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news. An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner. He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career. He talked wildly. This to be a war to end war?
Chapter 22 of The House of Baltazar is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.”
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading “An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.”
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.”
past form of “vaunt” — show off
From this reading “He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.”
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In this reading “He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.”
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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 He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This to be a war to end war?
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This to be a war to end war?
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
take the midday meal
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
a brief written record
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He talked wildly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This to be a war to end war?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
outspoken conceit
From this reading An enthusiastically sympathetic parent failed to detect an unusual note, almost one of vainglory, in the boy’s speech and manner.
past form of “vaunt” — show off
From this reading He vaunted his success, proclaimed his entry on a brilliant career.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading This to be a war to end war?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
at the time that
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading He talked wildly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BALTAZAR and Quong Ho were finishing lunch when Godfrey, flushed and excited, burst in with his news.
Chapter 22 of The House of Baltazar by William John Locke holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 22 holds 388 sentences of The House of Baltazar, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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