Chapter 8 of A Little Wizard is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Little Wizard is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE TRIAL. For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder. Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly. His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation. But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
Chapter 8 of A Little Wizard is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a brisk manner
From this reading “Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.”
inflected form of “gag” — prevent from speaking out
From this reading “But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.”
killing by depriving of oxygen
From this reading “His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “A STRANGE TRIAL.”
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 “For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.”
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.”
In this reading “His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.”
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 A STRANGE TRIAL.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
confined by bonds
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
in a brisk manner
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
inflected form of “gag” — prevent from speaking out
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some distance he felt himself carried across a man's shoulder.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE TRIAL.
killing by depriving of oxygen
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
the act of testing something
From this reading A STRANGE TRIAL.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then another man took him up and carried him on more briskly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, gagged and bound as he was, he could neither cry out nor help himself.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His head hung down, the cloak covered his face tightly; he felt himself at times far on the way to suffocation.
Chapter 8 of A Little Wizard by Stanley John Weyman holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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