Chapter 22 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?" Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head. "I did. Wow! I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
Chapter 22 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading “"Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"”
plural of “crusader” — a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading “I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.”
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading “I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.”
remaining in place
From this reading “I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.”
lacking neatness or order
From this reading “"Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"”
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.”
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading “Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “Wow!”
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take and lift upward
In this reading “Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.”
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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 "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
put or send forth
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
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 Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
plural of “crusader” — a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
the act of consuming food
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
tough and callous by virtue of experience
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did.
remaining in place
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
lacking neatness or order
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had to cast immobility spells on two more of these devilish Crusaders, who were stationed at the back door.
which person or people
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading Wow!
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Heraj picked up a cold towel from the air near his knees and wrapped it around his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said Mufaddal, who was eating a hard-boiled egg in a sloppy manner, "did you get to the barracks?"
Chapter 22 of The Enchanted Crusade by Robert W. Krepps holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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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