Chapter 11 of Wildfire is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Wildfire is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind. Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was. But it returned. It would not be denied. It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.
Chapter 11 of Wildfire is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “It would not be denied.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.”
past form of “foster” — promote the growth of
From this reading “It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.”
not anticipated
From this reading “It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.”
lacking in value or merit
From this reading “Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would not be denied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it returned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading It would not be denied.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
past form of “foster” — promote the growth of
From this reading It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not be denied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But it returned.
unusual or striking
From this reading It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
not anticipated
From this reading It was fostered by singular and unforeseen circumstances.
lacking in value or merit
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Fiercely at first he had rejected it as utterly unworthy of the man he was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All through May there was an idea, dark and sinister, growing in Bostil's mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not be denied.
Chapter 11 of Wildfire by Zane Grey holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 392 sentences of Wildfire, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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