Chapter 16 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley. Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within. And within the pyramid--! Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that. Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
Chapter 16 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “_Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.”
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.”
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading “Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “_Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.”
a high place
From this reading “_Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “_Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.”
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading “Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.”
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In this reading “Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.”
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at or in the front
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that.
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that.
start firing a weapon
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
a high place
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
the middle of the day
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
by chance
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
with speed
From this reading Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Or perhaps it was the shrieking chatter from ahead that gave him other things to think of.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Chet took his thoughts quickly away from that.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
at the time that
From this reading _Through Air and Water_ It was midday when they approached the heights they had reached on their flight from Fire Valley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Off to one side must lie the arena with the pyramid within.
Chapter 16 of Brood of the Dark Moon by Charles Willard Diffin holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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