Chapter IV of From Zone to Zone, “The Hollow Mountain,” is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter IV of From Zone to Zone, “The Hollow Mountain,” is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme. What did it mean? Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone? It certainly looked very much so. But now another startling thing was seen.
Chapter IV of From Zone to Zone, “The Hollow Mountain,” is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading “Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?”
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
From this reading “Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “But now another startling thing was seen.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.”
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading “Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.”
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 “Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?”
In this reading “It certainly looked very much so.”
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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 Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But now another startling thing was seen.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now another startling thing was seen.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did it mean?
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What did it mean?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It certainly looked very much so.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What did it mean?
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It certainly looked very much so.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now another startling thing was seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Had internal fires burned it out and made of it a hollow cone?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But now another startling thing was seen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It certainly looked very much so.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading But now another startling thing was seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
a special situation
From this reading But now another startling thing was seen.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
precisely as stated
From this reading It certainly looked very much so.
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly the appearance of the volcanic mountain was unusual in the extreme.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did it mean?
Chapter 4 of From Zone to Zone by Luis Senarens holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 4 holds 153 sentences of From Zone to Zone, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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