Chapter 5 of Son of Power is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Son of Power is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda. The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves. Skag brought a log for her to lean against. For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
Chapter 5 of Son of Power is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “_The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Skag brought a log for her to lean against.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “Skag brought a log for her to lean against.”
calm by deception
From this reading “_The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “_The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.”
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.”
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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 Skag brought a log for her to lean against.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Skag brought a log for her to lean against.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Skag brought a log for her to lean against.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
without stop or interruption
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Skag brought a log for her to lean against.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
the act of departing
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Skag brought a log for her to lean against.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Skag brought a log for her to lean against.
calm by deception
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
not any; not one
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
street names for heroin
From this reading Skag brought a log for her to lean against.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Monkey Glen (Continued)_ In the lull Carlin appeared to have no thought of going back to Hurda.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time she appeared to notice that he was not one of the priests of Hanuman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The younger priest made her comfortable with dry leaves.
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