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Hanit the Enchantress
Hanit the Enchantress

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Hanit the Enchantress is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Garrett Chatfield Pier • Curated US English Learning Edition
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OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.
As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.
Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.
The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.
Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.
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Hanit the Enchantress

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Hanit the Enchantress is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.
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As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.
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Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.
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The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.
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Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Asiatic noun US /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/

a native or inhabitant of Asia

From this reading “Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
causeway verb US /ˈkɑːzweɪ/

provide with a causeway

From this reading “The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
encamped verb US /ɪnˈkæmpt/

past form of “encamp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading “As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glittered verb US /ˈɡlɪtərd/

past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading “Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hittite noun US /ˈhɪtaɪt/

a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC

From this reading “OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turgid adjective US /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/

ostentatiously lofty in style

From this reading “Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veritable adjective US /ˈverɪtəbəl/

often used as intensifiers

From this reading “As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
viewed verb US /vjuːd/

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading “As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

upper end adjective + noun

In this reading “OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.”

2,895 times in 426,211 chapters
stone steps noun + noun

In this reading “The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.”

2,129 times in 426,211 chapters
eastern side adjective + noun

In this reading “The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.”

1,112 times in 426,211 chapters
broad flight adjective + noun

In this reading “The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.”

257 times in 426,211 chapters
white wall noun + noun

In this reading “Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.”

1,526 times in 426,211 chapters
in the evening preposition + article + noun counted as “in … evening”

In this reading “OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.”

32,925 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 73

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AsiaticnounUS /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/

a native or inhabitant of Asia

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BELUR

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Pending verification
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CAPTUREverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
causewayverbUS /ˈkɑːzweɪ/

provide with a causeway

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/

a native or inhabitant of Egypt

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
encampedverbUS /ɪnˈkæmpt/

past form of “encamp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gate-towers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

Pending verification
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glitteredverbUS /ˈɡlɪtərd/

past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HITTITEnounUS /ˈhɪtaɪt/

a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Kadesh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Pending verification
LakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
machicolated

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

Pending verification
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/

in a northern direction

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Orontes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

Pending verification
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ProtectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Shabtuna

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

Pending verification
sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/

the rays of the sun

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
swordnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turgidadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/

ostentatiously lofty in style

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/

the topmost one of two

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
vastadjectiveUS /væst/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/

often used as intensifiers

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Along the eastern front of this Asiatic city the waters of the Orontes glittered like a straight Hittite sword.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The high, machicolated gate-towers, on the eastern side, were approached by a causeway and a broad flight of stone steps.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading As viewed from Shabtuna, where the Egyptian army was now encamped, it seemed a veritable city of towers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE The city of Kadesh lay gleaming in the evening sunlight at the upper end of that vast plain which stretched northward to the Lake Country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Protected by a white wall on either side, these steps rose from the very waters of the turgid Orontes itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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How long does Hanit the Enchantress take to read?

About 208 minutes of reading across 501 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Hanit the Enchantress section by section

How to work through Hanit the Enchantress section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of Hanit the Enchantress to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Hanit the Enchantress

Words and structures a reader meets early in Hanit the Enchantress, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Https
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hanit the Enchantress; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Provided
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hanit the Enchantress; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Equipped
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hanit the Enchantress; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Knowing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hanit the Enchantress; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.