Chapter 18 of From Monkey to Man is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of From Monkey to Man is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake. They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali. They had to make peace with the World. What had happened? Will it occur again?
Chapter 18 of From Monkey to Man is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.”
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.”
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading “The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.”
come to pass
From this reading “Will it occur again?”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.”
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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end hostilities
In this reading “They had to make peace with the World.”
In this reading “They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
anew
From this reading Will it occur again?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
an opposing military force
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened?
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will it occur again?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
engage in
From this reading They had to make peace with the World.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
come to pass
From this reading Will it occur again?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading They had to make peace with the World.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had to make peace with the World.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading They had forgot their war preparations in the presence of a greater enemy than the Lali.
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 The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The smoke, the noise, the fire and the water having cleared away, the Ammi were now discussing the earthquake.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will it occur again?
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had to make peace with the World.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading They had to make peace with the World.
Chapter 18 of From Monkey to Man by Austin Bierbower holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 18 holds 75 sentences of From Monkey to Man, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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