Chapter 15 of Ralestone Luck is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Ralestone Luck is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE! Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call: "Val! Val, where are you? Val!"
Chapter 15 of Ralestone Luck is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:”
being one more than seven
From this reading “PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:”
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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 Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Val, where are you?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
being one more than seven
From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIECES OF EIGHT--RALESTONES' FATE!
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
in or at the place that
From this reading Val, where are you?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through the dull roaring which filled his ears Val heard a sharp call:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Val, where are you?
Chapter 15 of Ralestone Luck by Andre Norton holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 15 holds 244 sentences of Ralestone Luck, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Ralestone Luck by Andre Norton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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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