Chapter 5 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips. The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man. "What happened?" John Pride asked feebly. He tried to refocus.
Chapter 5 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “_Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.”
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “John Pride asked feebly.”
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading “The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “_Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.”
focus once again
From this reading “He tried to refocus.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.”
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 “The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.”
In this reading “The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.”
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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 _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading John Pride asked feebly.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading John Pride asked feebly.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
set up or found
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What happened?"
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
focus once again
From this reading He tried to refocus.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to refocus.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to refocus.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Question Upon Question_ John Pride opened his eyes as a moan escaped his lips.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What happened?"
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The haze cleared and he found himself lying upon a cool stone floor looking up into the concerned face of the younger man.
Chapter 5 of Quest of the Golden Ape by Paul W. Fairman holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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