Chapter 36 of The Sign of Flame is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Sign of Flame is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open. "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside. "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report. Well, don't you hear, orderly? Come in!"
Chapter 36 of The Sign of Flame is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “"Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “"Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “"Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.”
past form of “re-enter” — enter again
From this reading “Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “"Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “"Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.”
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 "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, don't you hear, orderly?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Well, don't you hear, orderly?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
past form of “re-enter” — enter again
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come right in here," he called to the man hesitating outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Waldorf re-entered the room, but left the door open.
(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 Well, don't you hear, orderly?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here is an orderly from the Seventh Regiment with a report.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, don't you hear, orderly?
Chapter 36 of The Sign of Flame by E. Werner holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 36 holds 183 sentences of The Sign of Flame, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 36 of The Sign of Flame by E. Werner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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