Chapter 15 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I GATHER THE CLANS. I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted. He greeted me laughingly. "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked. "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
Chapter 15 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “"Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.”
plural of “clan” — group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading “I GATHER THE CLANS.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
From this reading “"Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “I GATHER THE CLANS.”
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading “I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “He greeted me laughingly.”
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading “He greeted me laughingly.”
hurting
From this reading “"It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."”
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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 "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.
plural of “clan” — group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading I GATHER THE CLANS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
From this reading "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
assemble or get together
From this reading I GATHER THE CLANS.
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading He greeted me laughingly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GATHER THE CLANS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading He greeted me laughingly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He greeted me laughingly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
hurting
From this reading "It is a long, sore road to the hills, Mr. Garvald."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I GATHER THE CLANS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Has the champion come to cry forfeit?" he asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was at the Governor's house next day before he had breakfasted.
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