Chapter 7 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EAGLES! EAGLES! After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer. It was very dark. Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
Chapter 7 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “comet” — (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading “Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.”
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “EAGLES!”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.”
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading “After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.”
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading “After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading “Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.”
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading “After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.”
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading “After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.”
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In this reading “After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.”
In this reading “It was very dark.”
In this reading “Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
later than; following
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
plural of “comet” — (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was very dark.
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading EAGLES!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very dark.
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From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Phosphorus glowed about them in the ocean so that they moved like comets through the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
in the direction of
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very dark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very dark.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After bidding the President farewell, Raphael, guided by the sea horse, returned toward the highlands which jutted up to form the island of the Sorcerer.
Chapter 7 of The Giant Sorcerer by William Whitman holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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