Chapter 7 of Dark Destiny is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Dark Destiny is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below. There could be no mistake. This was the party. Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair. He pondered.
Chapter 7 of Dark Destiny is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.”
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.”
plural of “crag” — a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading “Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.”
a quick look
From this reading “Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.”
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “He pondered.”
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading “Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.”
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.
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In this reading “Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.”
In this reading “Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no mistake.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
without hope
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
beetles
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no mistake.
plural of “crag” — a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
divisible by two
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
a quick look
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
coins made of gold
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading There could be no mistake.
in motion
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no mistake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading This was the party.
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading He pondered.
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no mistake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the party.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the party.
Chapter 7 of Dark Destiny by Dwight V. Swain holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 7 holds 247 sentences of Dark Destiny, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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