Chapter 12 of Incredible Adventures is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Incredible Adventures is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end. Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past. What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present. A struggle, therefore, was involved. But this was being gradually obliterated too.
Chapter 12 of Incredible Adventures is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading “What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.”
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “But this was being gradually obliterated too.”
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading “A struggle, therefore, was involved.”
of less size or importance
From this reading “What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.”
reduced to nothingness
From this reading “But this was being gradually obliterated too.”
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.”
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.
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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 A struggle, therefore, was involved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
in a gradual manner
From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
the act of retaining something
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading A struggle, therefore, was involved.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
of less size or importance
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
reduced to nothingness
From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading A struggle, therefore, was involved.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading A struggle, therefore, was involved.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
in a willing manner
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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