Chapter 5 of Arqtiq is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Arqtiq is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Can the living come?” I ask Savant, who is still near. “In spirit form just the same.” I talk to them; they to me, the news of each. We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
Chapter 5 of Arqtiq is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading ““Can the living come?””
information about recent and important events
From this reading “I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.”
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
From this reading “I ask Savant, who is still near.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I ask Savant, who is still near.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can the living come?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Can the living come?”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “In spirit form just the same.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ask Savant, who is still near.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In spirit form just the same.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ask Savant, who is still near.
and nothing more
From this reading “In spirit form just the same.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Can the living come?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I ask Savant, who is still near.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “In spirit form just the same.”
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
From this reading I ask Savant, who is still near.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “In spirit form just the same.”
not in physical motion
From this reading I ask Savant, who is still near.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Can the living come?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I talk to them; they to me, the news of each.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walk about and discuss the people and the occasion, quite content in each other’s society.
which person or people
From this reading I ask Savant, who is still near.
Chapter 5 of Arqtiq by Anna Adolph holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 403 sentences of Arqtiq, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Arqtiq by Anna Adolph exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 166 minutes of reading across 401 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Arqtiq, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
