Chapter 5 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GORGE DECOY. “On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly. And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction. A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening. Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
Chapter 5 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
From this reading “THE GORGE DECOY.”
comparative of “dense” — permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ““On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.”
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading “And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.”
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading “THE GORGE DECOY.”
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading ““On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.”
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.
In this reading “A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
From this reading THE GORGE DECOY.
comparative of “dense” — permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading THE GORGE DECOY.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
not any; not one
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading “On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GORGE DECOY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “On to the gorge!” exclaimed Scarred Eagle, hurriedly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And forthwith, all were gliding back in that direction.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A few minutes brought them into the denser section of woods beside the opening.
but in spite of that
From this reading Here they halted and listened, but heard as yet no sound of pursuit.
Chapter 5 of Scarred Eagle by Andrew Dearborn holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 5 holds 137 sentences of Scarred Eagle, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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