Chapter 9 of Marching Sands is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Marching Sands is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark. They had no food. In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward. "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now. The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
Chapter 9 of Marching Sands is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “belly” — the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “"If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “"If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.”
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading “THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “"If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.”
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.
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In this reading “In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.”
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
In this reading “In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.”
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
plural of “belly” — the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
the act of discovering something
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They had no food.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had no food.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
someone who hunts game
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
not any; not one
From this reading They had no food.
not one, and not any
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of the risk of discovery, they must go forward.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
at the time that
From this reading The time will come when we shall need meat; and there is none here.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If we sleep," the hunter agreed, "we will waken with empty bellies and our strength will be less than now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE _LIU SHA_ Mirai Khan agreed with Gray that it would be useless to stay where they were until dark.
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