Chapter 14 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn. One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force. The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard. The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment. The earth scanner had been checked.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “The earth scanner had been checked.”
a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading “Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.”
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.”
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
From this reading “The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.”
a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
From this reading “One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.”
someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
From this reading “The earth scanner had been checked.”
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.”
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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In this reading “The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.”
proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading “The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.”
In this reading “Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
at or in the front
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The earth scanner had been checked.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading The earth scanner had been checked.
a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The earth scanner had been checked.
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
From this reading The earth scanner had been checked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sign of the Dragon The convoy formed at dawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading The truck, with Scotty, Angel, Balaban, and Dog Meat, carried the equipment.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The other jeep, with Tony, Chahda, and Rick, went ahead as advance guard.
during the time that
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
which person or people
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading One jeep was left with Pilipil, who had learned to drive while working for the United States Air Force.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 14 holds 178 sentences of The Golden Skull, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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