Chapter 2 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight. Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared. The woods were very still. His head ached. Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
Chapter 2 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “His head ached.”
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From this reading “Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.”
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading “GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.”
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In this reading “Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.”
In this reading “Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.”
In this reading “Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.”
In this reading “Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.”
In this reading “GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.”
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 Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading His head ached.
Having no one else present.
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
a youthful male person
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From this reading Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
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 ached.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head ached.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
the light of the Moon
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
a course of conduct
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
not in physical motion
From this reading The woods were very still.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Cassandra and the stranger had disappeared.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
precisely as stated
From this reading The woods were very still.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The woods were very still.
at the time that
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Slowly the boy got to his feet and stumbled along the path which led to a small clearing at the top of the hill.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading GÆA, THE EARTH MOTHER When Raphael woke, he was lying alone in the moonlight.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The woods were very still.
Chapter 2 of The Giant Sorcerer by William Whitman 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.
Chapter 2 holds 103 sentences of The Giant Sorcerer, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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