Chapter 4 of The Seven Jewels of Chamar is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Seven Jewels of Chamar is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Firebird started the sled moving again. Nathan kept his eye on the enemy. Even as he watched the other paused. "He's not running away. He's going to turn and fight!"
Chapter 4 of The Seven Jewels of Chamar is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an opposing military force
From this reading “Nathan kept his eye on the enemy.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “He's going to turn and fight!"”
the male is bright red with black wings and tail
From this reading “Firebird started the sled moving again.”
in motion
From this reading “Firebird started the sled moving again.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Even as he watched the other paused.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"He's not running away.”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “Firebird started the sled moving again.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “Even as he watched the other paused.”
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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anew
From this reading Firebird started the sled moving again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's going to turn and fight!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as he watched the other paused.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He's not running away.
an opposing military force
From this reading Nathan kept his eye on the enemy.
divisible by two
From this reading Even as he watched the other paused.
the organ of sight
From this reading Nathan kept his eye on the enemy.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He's going to turn and fight!"
the male is bright red with black wings and tail
From this reading Firebird started the sled moving again.
the act of departing
From this reading He's going to turn and fight!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even as he watched the other paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not running away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nathan kept his eye on the enemy.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Nathan kept his eye on the enemy.
in motion
From this reading Firebird started the sled moving again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nathan kept his eye on the enemy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He's not running away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nathan kept his eye on the enemy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Even as he watched the other paused.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Even as he watched the other paused.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "He's not running away.
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading Firebird started the sled moving again.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Firebird started the sled moving again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Firebird started the sled moving again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's going to turn and fight!"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He's going to turn and fight!"
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Even as he watched the other paused.
Chapter 4 of The Seven Jewels of Chamar by Raymond F. Jones holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of The Seven Jewels of Chamar, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Seven Jewels of Chamar by Raymond F. Jones exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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