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Chapter 5 of The Radiant City is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENEMIES OF THE ROAD. Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought. There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet. He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off. Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
Chapter 5 of The Radiant City is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.”
with great urgency
From this reading “He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “ENEMIES OF THE ROAD.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.”
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In this reading “There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.”
In this reading “He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.”
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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 He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
in addition
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
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From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
with great urgency
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading ENEMIES OF THE ROAD.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
set up or found
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
be the source of pain
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
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 He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENEMIES OF THE ROAD.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ENEMIES OF THE ROAD.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
in the near future
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENEMIES OF THE ROAD.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Also at certain times he felt to miss his old companions.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amer soon found that the journey was not so smooth as he had thought.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was often desperately tired and the Radiant City seemed a long way off.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were stiff bits of hill to climb, and rough rocks and stones which cut and hurt his feet.
Chapter 5 of The Radiant City by Evelyn R. Garratt holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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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