Chapter 32 of The Boy with Wings is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Boy with Wings is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted. The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him.... Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls. It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him. "What the deuce----" he began, surprised.
Chapter 32 of The Boy with Wings is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “"What the deuce----" he began, surprised.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"What the deuce----" he began, surprised.”
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading “Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.”
any of various female water spirits
From this reading “THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.”
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading “It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.”
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In this reading “It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.”
In this reading “The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....”
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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 Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "What the deuce----" he began, surprised.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading "What the deuce----" he began, surprised.
to say again or imitate
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading The echo answered as he sat in the boat staring about him....
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "What the deuce----" he began, surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading Then he felt a twitch at one of his sculls.
any of various female water spirits
From this reading THE SOUL OF UNDINE "Hul-lo!" he shouted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the deuce----" he began, surprised.
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading It turned in his hand; was wrenched from him.
Chapter 32 of The Boy with Wings by Berta Ruck holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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