Chapter 19 of The Sign of the Spider is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Sign of the Spider is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIGN. Crash! crash! A long, detonating roar, then crash! again. The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke. Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.
Chapter 19 of The Sign of the Spider is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading “The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “Crash! crash!”
-ing form of “detonate” — cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading “A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.”
plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.”
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading “Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.”
fabric from which bed sheets are made
From this reading “The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.”
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 A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.
anew
From this reading A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
fall or come down violently
From this reading Crash! crash!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.
-ing form of “detonate” — cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
fabric from which bed sheets are made
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading THE SIGN.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
From this reading The rock-circle is a perfect ring of flame, sheeting forth in red jets athwart the hanging sulphurous smoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGN.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A long, detonating roar, then crash! again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Death-yells are mingling with the fearful war-shout.
Chapter 19 of The Sign of the Spider by Bertram Mitford holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 19 holds 106 sentences of The Sign of the Spider, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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