Chapter 13 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE TOILS. “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle. “We must be quick or all his lost!” The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log. In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
Chapter 13 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading ““Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.”
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.”
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.”
(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
From this reading “The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.”
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading “In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.”
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading ““Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.”
the act of swimming
From this reading “In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.”
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading “IN THE TOILS.”
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 ““Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.”
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 In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
(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 “We must be quick or all his lost!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We must be quick or all his lost!”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
one or the other of two
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We must be quick or all his lost!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TOILS.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
for more time
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “We must be quick or all his lost!”
(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must be quick or all his lost!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We must be quick or all his lost!”
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
move with force
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “We must be quick or all his lost!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
without speaking
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
the act of swimming
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TOILS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The party darted as silently as possible to their places, Rhodan and Ben Mace at either end of the log.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading IN THE TOILS.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must be quick or all his lost!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a moment longer they were drifting outward, swimming as fast as they were able.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Cling to the log, an’ push off!” whispered Scarred Eagle.
Chapter 13 of Scarred Eagle by Andrew Dearborn holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 13 holds 147 sentences of Scarred Eagle, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Scarred Eagle by Andrew Dearborn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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