Chapter 14 of The Leopard Woman is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Leopard Woman is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel. At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared. They had to be replaced. Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations. Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
Chapter 14 of The Leopard Woman is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.”
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading “OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.”
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.”
having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas
From this reading “Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.”
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “They had to be replaced.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had to be replaced.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
the act of departing
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
true confidential information
From this reading Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
being one more than seven
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had to be replaced.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
a large number or amount
From this reading Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
the force of workers available
From this reading Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
an amount of time
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas
From this reading Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading They had to be replaced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that period eight bags of _potio_ disappeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had to be replaced.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then three men deserted, and all loads had to be redistributed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Kingozi occupied the time on the details of his preparations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had to be replaced.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
at the time that
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading OVER THE RANGES When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
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