Chapter 8 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings. He felt tired and very hungry. ‘Here,’ shouted the eagle, ‘lean down.’ Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy. ‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.
Chapter 8 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.”
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “He felt tired and very hungry.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “‘Here,’ shouted the eagle, ‘lean down.’”
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading “ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.”
covered with or resembling slime
From this reading “Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt tired and very hungry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.
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 Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ‘Here,’ shouted the eagle, ‘lean down.’
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ‘Here,’ shouted the eagle, ‘lean down.’
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
of or relating to the sky or heavens
From this reading Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt tired and very hungry.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt tired and very hungry.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘Here,’ shouted the eagle, ‘lean down.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He felt tired and very hungry.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading ‘Here,’ shouted the eagle, ‘lean down.’
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ‘Here,’ shouted the eagle, ‘lean down.’
covered with or resembling slime
From this reading Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Raphael leaned down, and Empyrean handed him something cold and slimy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He felt tired and very hungry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
precisely as stated
From this reading He felt tired and very hungry.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading ON TO MECHANA Raphael settled back between the eagle’s wings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Thought you might be hungry,’ screamed the bird.
Chapter 8 of The Giant Sorcerer by William Whitman holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 8 holds 127 sentences of The Giant Sorcerer, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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