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Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of Tarrano the Conqueror is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
We fled.
Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
The Great City had been destroyed.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of Tarrano the Conqueror is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Line 2
Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
/bæk ðer ɪn ðə ˈfɔːrəst aɪ hæd ˈsʌdənli rɪˈmembərd ðæt ðə meɪt tuː ðə θɪŋ aɪ hæd kɪld wʊd ˈdaʊtləs biː ˈlɜːrkɪŋ ɪn ðə vəˈsɪnəti/
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We fled.
/wiː fled/
Line 4
Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
Line 5
The Great City had been destroyed.
/ðə ɡreɪt ˈsɪti hæd bɪn dɪˈstrɔɪd/

Learner Dictionary

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.

destroyed adjective US /dɪˈstrɔɪd/

spoiled or ruined or demolished

From this reading “The Great City had been destroyed.”

doubtless adverb US /ˈdaʊtləs/

without doubt; certainly

From this reading “Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.”

lurking verb US /ˈlɜːrkɪŋ/

-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

From this reading “Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.”

mate noun US /meɪt/

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading “Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.”

patrol noun US /pəˈtroʊl/

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading “_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.”

rescued adjective US /ˈreskjuːd/

delivered from danger

From this reading “_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.”

vicinity noun US /vəˈsɪnəti/

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading “Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.”

wilds noun US /waɪldz/

plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization

From this reading “Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

BackadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

destroyedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔɪd/

spoiled or ruined or demolished

From this reading The Great City had been destroyed.

doubtlessadverbUS /ˈdaʊtləs/

without doubt; certainly

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

fledverbUS /fled/

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading We fled.

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Great City had been destroyed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

Industriana

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

lurkingverbUS /ˈlɜːrkɪŋ/

-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

matenounUS /meɪt/

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

patrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

pickedverbUS /pɪkt/

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/

delivered from danger

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

Rhaal

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

Subsisting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

vicinitynounUS /vəˈsɪnəti/

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.

wildsnounUS /waɪldz/

plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

WorkverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.

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