Chapter 14 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet. The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two. His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof. Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife. The mob was singing.
Chapter 14 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.”
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading “Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.”
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading “His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.”
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading “The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.”
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading “The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.”
possessive form of “hand” — the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.”
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading “Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.”
superlative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.”
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 “The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.”
In this reading “The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.”
In this reading “The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.”
In this reading “His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
the act of digging
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
possessive form of “hand” — the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading The mob was singing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
above and across; more than
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The mob was singing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
having a supporting base
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
superlative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Crusader standing on his shoulders was the tallest of their lot, six feet two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gorilla was as tall as Godwin had been in his proper form, four inches over six feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Balanced by a palm on the ceiling, he was digging away at the baked clay with Ramizail's smuggled knife.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His head came within a hand's breadth of the roof.
Chapter 14 of The Enchanted Crusade by Robert W. Krepps holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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 14 holds 62 sentences of The Enchanted Crusade, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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