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Quest of the Golden Ape
Quest of the Golden Ape

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.
He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.
Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.
Hultax the Abarian did not know.
But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Quest of the Golden Ape

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Quest of the Golden Ape is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.
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He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.
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Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.
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Hultax the Abarian did not know.
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But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.
/bʌt hiː dɪd noʊ ðæt hiː wɑːz əˈlaɪv æz əˈlaɪv æz ˈeniwʌn kʊd biː ɔːr hæd ə raɪt tuː biː ɪn ðə pleɪs ʌv ðə ded/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

alive adjective US /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading “But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.”

anyone pronoun US /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading “But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.”

Ape noun US /eɪp/

any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

consciousness noun US /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading “He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.”

mentioned verb US /ˈmenʃənd/

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading “Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.”

screamed verb US /skriːmd/

past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.”

warp verb US /wɔːrp/

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

From this reading “Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.”

warping noun US /ˈwɔːrpɪŋ/

a moral or mental distortion

From this reading “Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

lost consciousness adjective + noun

In this reading “He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.”

with pain preposition + noun

In this reading “He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.”

All words in this reading · 46

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

Abarian

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

ApenounUS /eɪp/

any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

From this reading _The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

Bram

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

DeadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

GoldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading _The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

Hultax

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Hultax the Abarian did not know.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

nerve-ending

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hultax the Abarian did not know.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

PlacenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

screamedverbUS /skriːmd/

past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading _The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The Golden Ape_ Hultax the Abarian shook himself.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

warpverbUS /wɔːrp/

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

warpingnounUS /ˈwɔːrpɪŋ/

a moral or mental distortion

From this reading Did this have something to do with the warp--warping?--Bram Forest had mentioned.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But he did know that he was alive, as alive as anyone could be or had a right to be in the Place of the Dead.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

Chapter 15 of Quest of the Golden Ape by Paul W. Fairman holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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.

What does chapter 15 of Quest of the Golden Ape contain?

Chapter 15 holds 178 sentences of Quest of the Golden Ape, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Quest of the Golden Ape by Paul W. Fairman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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