Chapter 15 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high. It was a game. In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world. And it was An-ina's invention. It was the gopher hunt.
Chapter 15 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “It was a game.”
a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
From this reading “It was the gopher hunt.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “It was the gopher hunt.”
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading “And it was An-ina's invention.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.”
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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 It was a game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it was An-ina's invention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading It was a game.
a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
From this reading It was the gopher hunt.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading It was the gopher hunt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world.
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading And it was An-ina's invention.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a game.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SET COURSE Delight and excitement were running high.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In Marcel's child-mind there was nothing better in the world.
Chapter 15 of The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum holds 331 sentences, grouped into 67 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 15 holds 331 sentences of The Heart of Unaga, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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