Chapter 6 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet. A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole. It had put out the fire. The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again. He looked at the black fire-place.
Chapter 6 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.”
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.”
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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 A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
anew
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the black fire-place.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He looked at the black fire-place.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at the black fire-place.
set up or found
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had put out the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had put out the fire.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at the black fire-place.
not any; not one
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had put out the fire.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It had put out the fire.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A stream of water was running down through the smoke-hole.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
at the time that
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE When Strongarm came back from the hunt, he found the cave cold and dark and wet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ashes, too, were wet; and there were no coals from which to start the fire again.
Chapter 6 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone by Margaret A. McIntyre holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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