Chapter 6 of Out of the Depths: A Romance of Reclamation is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Out of the Depths: A Romance of Reclamation is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face. He had slept far into the morning. He stood up to stare around. His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove. There was no sign of any wolves.
Chapter 6 of Out of the Depths: A Romance of Reclamation is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.”
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
From this reading “A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.”
inflected form of “crop” — cut short
From this reading “His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “He had slept far into the morning.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stood up to stare around.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.”
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “There was no sign of any wolves.”
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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 TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was no sign of any wolves.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He stood up to stare around.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
inflected form of “crop” — cut short
From this reading His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He had slept far into the morning.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had slept far into the morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had slept far into the morning.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of any wolves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading His horse was cropping the grass near the lower side of the grove.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of any wolves.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He had slept far into the morning.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stood up to stare around.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood up to stare around.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sign of any wolves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood up to stare around.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stood up to stare around.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
at the time that
From this reading A TEST OF CALIBER When he opened his eyes the sun was beating down into his face.
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading There was no sign of any wolves.
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