Chapter 8 of The doom trail is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The doom trail is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Ja,_" was all he said. XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?" I asked eagerly. Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm. "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.
Chapter 8 of The doom trail is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “I asked eagerly.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.”
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading “Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.”
plural of “trailer” — someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading “XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I asked eagerly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "_Ja,_" was all he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked eagerly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading I asked eagerly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Ja,_" was all he said.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked eagerly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ja,_" was all he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_Ja,_" was all he said.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ta-wan-ne-ars permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.
plural of “trailer” — someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Ja,_" was all he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading XIII THE TRAILERS "Shall we return and face them?"
Chapter 8 of The doom trail by Arthur D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden) Smith holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 8 holds 408 sentences of The doom trail, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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