Chapter 13 of In the Whirl of the Rising is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of In the Whirl of the Rising is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where is he?" he asked eagerly. "Will you send for him?" returned the chief. "_Au_! he will be in no danger. He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people. He is there now."
Chapter 13 of In the Whirl of the Rising is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is in charge
From this reading “"Will you send for him?" returned the chief.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “"_Au_! he will be in no danger.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Where is he?" he asked eagerly.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"Will you send for him?" returned the chief.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"Will you send for him?" returned the chief.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.”
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 “"Where is he?" he asked eagerly.”
order, request, or command to come
In this reading “"Will you send for him?" returned the chief.”
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 He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where is he?" he asked eagerly.
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading "_Au_! he will be in no danger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_Au_! he will be in no danger.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "_Au_! he will be in no danger.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Where is he?" he asked eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is he?" he asked eagerly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Au_! he will be in no danger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is he?" he asked eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
not any; not one
From this reading "_Au_! he will be in no danger.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He is there now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He is a good doctor and has cured several of Madula's people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He is there now."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is he?" he asked eagerly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you send for him?" returned the chief.
Chapter 13 of In the Whirl of the Rising by Bertram Mitford holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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