Chapter 4 of Near the Top of the World is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Near the Top of the World is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But how was Brok to get Loke’s head! He started toward that young braggart. Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.” “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf. “Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.
Chapter 4 of Near the Top of the World is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading ““You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.”
a person who is markedly small
From this reading ““You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.””
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading ““You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ““Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He started toward that young braggart.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.””
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.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading ““Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.”
In this reading “He started toward that young braggart.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.
a very boastful and talkative person
From this reading He started toward that young braggart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started toward that young braggart.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Come and get it,” shouted Loke as he ran away.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He started toward that young braggart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He started toward that young braggart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
in the direction of
From this reading He started toward that young braggart.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how was Brok to get Loke’s head!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Loke growled, “I will give you whatever you want, but not my head.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He started toward that young braggart.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You promised your head, and your head I will have,” answered the angry dwarf.
Chapter 4 of Near the Top of the World by Nelle E. Moore holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 416 sentences of Near the Top of the World, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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