Chapter 15 of When the Owl Cries is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of When the Owl Cries is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Was the earth shaking again? Raul thought. Was everything to be lost? Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction. Petaca....
Chapter 15 of When the Owl Cries is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Was the earth shaking again?”
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Was the earth shaking again?”
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
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a room used for dining
In this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
the distance that a rifle bullet will carry
In this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
In this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
In this reading “Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.”
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.
anew
From this reading Was the earth shaking again?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was everything to be lost?
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Was the earth shaking again?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Was everything to be lost?
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Was everything to be lost?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
above and across; more than
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Petaca....
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From this reading Raul thought.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Was the earth shaking again?
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Flames blazed over the dining room now; rifle shots came from the same direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was the earth shaking again?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Raul thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was everything to be lost?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was the earth shaking again?
Chapter 15 of When the Owl Cries by Paul Alexander Bartlett holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 15 holds 406 sentences of When the Owl Cries, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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