Chapter 31 of San Salvador is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of San Salvador is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence. The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment. Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side. No one ventured to approach him. There was a struggle in his mind.
Chapter 31 of San Salvador is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.”
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “No one ventured to approach him.”
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In this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
In this reading “The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.”
In this reading “The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.”
In this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
In this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
find unexpectedly
In this reading “The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.”
In this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
In this reading “Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.”
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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 The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
move towards
From this reading No one ventured to approach him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
brought together in one place
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one ventured to approach him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a struggle in his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was a struggle in his mind.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
not any; not one
From this reading No one ventured to approach him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one ventured to approach him.
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Dylar stood apart, gazing alternately at the signals and at Iona’s form, the blue flutter of her garments like a puff of smoke on the mountain side.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading There was a struggle in his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a struggle in his mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one ventured to approach him.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shock of this danger had come upon them like a day of judgment.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading No one ventured to approach him.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a struggle in his mind.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole town, gathered below, waited in an awful silence.
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