Chapter 15 of The Eye of Zeitoon is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Eye of Zeitoon is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Steady the Buffs!" I warned him. "Gloria's not far away. There were pebbles dropped on my horse. There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
Chapter 15 of The Eye of Zeitoon is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “buff” — an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading “"Steady the Buffs!"”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “There were pebbles dropped on my horse.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “There were pebbles dropped on my horse.”
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading “There were pebbles dropped on my horse.”
make steady
From this reading “"Steady the Buffs!"”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “I warned 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 There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Gloria's not far away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
plural of “buff” — an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading "Steady the Buffs!"
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
a steep high face of rock
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading There were pebbles dropped on my horse.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Gloria's not far away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gloria's not far away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I warned him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There were pebbles dropped on my horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I warned him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There were pebbles dropped on my horse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Gloria's not far away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were pebbles dropped on my horse.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading There were pebbles dropped on my horse.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
make steady
From this reading "Steady the Buffs!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Steady the Buffs!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were pebbles dropped on my horse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There may be a cave above this cliff--or something of the sort."
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading I warned him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were pebbles dropped on my horse.
Chapter 15 of The Eye of Zeitoon by Talbot Mundy holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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