Chapter 12 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming. Ylia? Hadn't Ylia been calling his name? But how could that be? Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
Chapter 12 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Hadn't Ylia been calling his name?”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “_Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.”
ten 10s
From this reading “Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Hadn't Ylia been calling his name?”
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 “Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.”
being ten more than one hundred ninety
In this reading “Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.”
In this reading “Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But how could that be?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how could that be?
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Hadn't Ylia been calling his name?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But how could that be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hadn't Ylia been calling his name?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hadn't Ylia been calling his name?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how could that be?
ten 10s
From this reading Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Hadn't Ylia been calling his name?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But how could that be?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Volna the Beautiful_ Bram Forest had been day-dreaming.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ylia was almost two hundred million miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ylia?
Chapter 12 of Quest of the Golden Ape by Paul W. Fairman holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 12 holds 221 sentences of Quest of the Golden Ape, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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