Chapter 4 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Perhaps it is an omen, he thought. I shall trek to the ocean. After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking. Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man. "Watch what you are about.
Chapter 4 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a visual presentation showing how something works
From this reading “Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.”
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “I shall trek to the ocean.”
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading “Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.”
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading “Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.”
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading “Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.”
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading “I shall trek to the ocean.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Watch what you are about.
later than; following
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
(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 After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Watch what you are about.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
a visual presentation showing how something works
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall trek to the ocean.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
go away from a place
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading I shall trek to the ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading After all, the minotaur may have plans to leave our land for one more to his - it's - liking.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall trek to the ocean.
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall trek to the ocean.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Perhaps it is an omen, he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall trek to the ocean.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading I shall trek to the ocean.
look attentively
From this reading "Watch what you are about.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Watch what you are about.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Watch what you are about.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Demo tossed the water out into the darkness, heard it splash, then a sudden sputtering and words not fit for ears of a young man.
Chapter 4 of The Tarn of Eternity by Frank Tymon holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 270 sentences of The Tarn of Eternity, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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