Chapter 13 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time. Mechanicos. The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day. Already he had built fifty million. More than Raphael could imagine.
Chapter 13 of The Giant Sorcerer is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.”
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “Already he had built fifty million.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “Already he had built fifty million.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “More than Raphael could imagine.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Already he had built fifty million.”
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading “TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.”
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading “The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.”
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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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
In this reading “The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.”
In this reading “Already he had built fifty million.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.”
In this reading “TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.”
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 TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already he had built fifty million.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Already he had built fifty million.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More than Raphael could imagine.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Already he had built fifty million.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already he had built fifty million.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already he had built fifty million.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading More than Raphael could imagine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
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From this reading Mechanicos.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Already he had built fifty million.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than Raphael could imagine.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
except for; apart from
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than Raphael could imagine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sorcerer was building over ten thousand a day.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD That night Raphael lay in bed and thought for a long time.
Chapter 13 of The Giant Sorcerer by William Whitman holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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