Chapter 10 of Harilek is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Harilek is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn. The wind had dropped now, however. “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said. “We’ve got to be under way by six. How’s the face?”
Chapter 10 of Harilek is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.”
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading “BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.”
the first light of day
From this reading “BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “The wind had dropped now, however.”
according to the clock
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.”
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be shown or be found to be
In this reading ““Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.”
In this reading “BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.”
in motion; set in motion
In this reading ““We’ve got to be under way by six.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ve got to be under way by six.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We’ve got to be under way by six.
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The wind had dropped now, however.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading How’s the face?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve got to be under way by six.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had dropped now, however.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How’s the face?”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The wind had dropped now, however.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The wind had dropped now, however.
according to the clock
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “We’ve got to be under way by six.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
a special situation
From this reading “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Time to turn out, old thing,” he said.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “We’ve got to be under way by six.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “We’ve got to be under way by six.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve got to be under way by six.
at the time that
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind had dropped now, however.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading BELOW THE CLIFFS It was past four o’clock when Forsyth woke me up, and I rolled out of my blankets into the cold dawn.
Chapter 10 of Harilek by Martin Louis Alan Gompertz holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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 10 holds 308 sentences of Harilek, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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