Chapter 11 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep. When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home. There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow. But the nursery walls were different. They were yellow.
Chapter 11 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “But the nursery walls were different.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.”
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading “THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.”
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading “THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “But the nursery walls were different.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “They were yellow.”
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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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.”
In this reading “THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.”
In this reading “There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.”
In this reading “When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the nursery walls were different.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But the nursery walls were different.
untroubled by dreams
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading But the nursery walls were different.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE SORCERER That night Raphael dropped into a dreamless sleep.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were yellow.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was Cassandra’s bed, and Cassandra’s black head upon the pillow.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading But the nursery walls were different.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the nursery walls were different.
at the time that
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When he woke in the morning, he thought he was in Uniontown at home.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading They were yellow.
Chapter 11 of The Giant Sorcerer by William Whitman holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 11 holds 149 sentences of The Giant Sorcerer, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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