Chapter 21 of When Oriole traveled westward is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of When Oriole traveled westward is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream. Not that she did not feel like screaming. But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth. She had never seen a bear at close range before. And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
Chapter 21 of When Oriole traveled westward is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.”
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading “NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “She had never seen a bear at close range before.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “Not that she did not feel like screaming.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.”
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 “She had never seen a bear at close range before.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
have
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
divisible by two
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Not that she did not feel like screaming.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Not that she did not feel like screaming.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
a particular point in time
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading Not that she did not feel like screaming.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had never seen a bear at close range before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But her tongue seemed fairly to stick to the roof of her mouth.
precisely as stated
From this reading And to her mind this was a very savage looking one indeed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEWS OF MOMENT Oriole was so excited that she did not even scream.
Chapter 21 of When Oriole traveled westward by Amy Bell Marlowe holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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