Chapter 4 of The Image and the Likeness is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Image and the Likeness is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My God, I didn't believe it when we heard." He was talking to no-one in particular. "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up. Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly. Baker introduced him.
Chapter 4 of The Image and the Likeness is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “Baker introduced him.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “"One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “Baker introduced him.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “He was talking to no-one in particular.”
for each
From this reading “"One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “"One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “He was talking to no-one in particular.”
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In this reading “"One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
In this reading “"One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “"One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.”
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From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading Baker introduced him.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
moving swiftly
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was talking to no-one in particular.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Baker introduced him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was talking to no-one in particular.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Baker introduced him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was talking to no-one in particular.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading He was talking to no-one in particular.
for each
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kazu came into the firelight and squatted down, quite slowly.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading He was talking to no-one in particular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was talking to no-one in particular.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was talking to no-one in particular.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One minute we're flying at 450 miles per hour, the next we're picked out of the air like a--like a--" He gave up.
at the time that
From this reading "My God, I didn't believe it when we heard."
Chapter 4 of The Image and the Likeness by John Scott Campbell holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 419 sentences of The Image and the Likeness, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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