Chapter 4 of The Ark of 1803 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Ark of 1803 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger. More howls. He stood motionless, listening. For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again. It was not growing nearer.
Chapter 4 of The Ark of 1803 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.”
plural of “howl” — a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “More howls.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “He stood motionless, listening.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.”
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading “JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.”
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In this reading “He stood motionless, listening.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.”
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
In this reading “JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.”
In this reading “For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.”
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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 JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
anew
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
move towards
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was not growing nearer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
emit long loud cries
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
plural of “howl” — a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading More howls.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not growing nearer.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading He stood motionless, listening.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More howls.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood motionless, listening.
expressing sorrow
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading It was not growing nearer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not growing nearer.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
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From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood motionless, listening.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JIMMY SAVES A STRANGER As Jimmy began to approach his own cabin a long, mournful howl reached him and he threw up his head like an animal, scenting danger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment there was silence, and then the howling began again.
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