Chapter 29 of Man-Size is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Man-Size is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death. There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end. But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend. His appetite increased. The fever in him abated.
Chapter 29 of Man-Size is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading “The fever in him abated.”
a feeling of craving something
From this reading “His appetite increased.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.”
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading “There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.”
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading “There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.”
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past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading The fever in him abated.
later than; following
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading His appetite increased.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever in him abated.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His appetite increased.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading His appetite increased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
at the time that
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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