Chapter 9 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious. To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace. That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn. Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance. He had no easy task.
Chapter 9 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to double the degree
From this reading “Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.”
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.”
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading “Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.”
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading “That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.”
the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
From this reading “To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.”
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.
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In this reading “He had no easy task.”
In this reading “Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.”
In this reading “Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
to double the degree
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading He had no easy task.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no easy task.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no easy task.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
determined
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
the act of searching for something
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Accordingly, at the hour of deepest slumber, darksome mid of night, he prowled round Yang Lang’s palace, seeking entrance.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He had no easy task.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the dragon became doubly furious and ferocious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That, he knew, would cause the army to be withdrawn.
the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
From this reading To punish King Yang Lang, he resolved to visit the palace.
Chapter 9 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 9 holds 434 sentences of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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