Chapter 17 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH. Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech. It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order." Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling. Every gesture struck home.
Chapter 17 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 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.
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading “Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Every gesture struck home.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."”
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.”
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In this reading “Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.”
In this reading “Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every gesture struck home.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Every gesture struck home.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Every gesture struck home.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Every gesture struck home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFECT OF RUTH'S SPEECH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her pretty brown eyes were ablaze with feeling.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Mere words can give but little idea of Ruth's speech.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was what would be called in military phrase of the "rapid-firing order."
Chapter 17 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Asenath Carver Coolidge holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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