Chapter 26 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHALAH. I came out of the wood a new being. My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten. I held my head high, and walked like a free man. It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
Chapter 26 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading “It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.”
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading “My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.”
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.”
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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 I came out of the wood a new being.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
an opposing military force
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I held my head high, and walked like a free man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I held my head high, and walked like a free man.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I held my head high, and walked like a free man.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I held my head high, and walked like a free man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I held my head high, and walked like a free man.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I held my head high, and walked like a free man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
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From this reading SHALAH.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I held my head high, and walked like a free man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not that I had slain my enemy and been delivered from deadly peril, nor had I any clearer light on my next step.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading I came out of the wood a new being.
people who are wounded
From this reading My wounded arm and my torn and inflamed limbs were forgotten.
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