Chapter 20 of Terror keep is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Terror keep is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
/In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust. Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall. “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear. “And the subsidence hasn’t finished.” His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
Chapter 20 of Terror keep is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading ““The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “/In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.”
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading ““The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.”
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading “His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading ““The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.”
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
From this reading ““And the subsidence hasn’t finished.””
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.”
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 “His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.”
In this reading “His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.”
In this reading “His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the subsidence hasn’t finished.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.
remove the dust from
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “And the subsidence hasn’t finished.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the subsidence hasn’t finished.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “The mouth of the cave has collapsed!” roared Reeder in the other’s ear.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
in or at or to some place
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
From this reading “And the subsidence hasn’t finished.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roar followed roar as the rocks continued to fall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
in the company of; together with
From this reading /In/ an instant the air was filled with choking dust.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading His first instinct was to fly along the passage to safety, but somewhere in that awful void were two women.
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