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The Tarn of Eternity

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frank Tymon • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Clawing his way up the muddy bank he found a narrow trail and began the climb.

His ankle, which he had thought healed, began a slow steady ache.

Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

Rivulets gouged ever-deepening gullies across the path.

At times the entire path was but a stream, with swift water washing away small plants and stones.

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Chapter VI Reading 1/53

The Tarn of Eternity

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Clawing his way up the muddy bank he found a narrow trail and began the climb.

Line 2

His ankle, which he had thought healed, began a slow steady ache.

Line 3

Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

Line 4

Rivulets gouged ever-deepening gullies across the path.

Line 5

At times the entire path was but a stream, with swift water washing away small plants and stones.

All words in this reading · 53

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a

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ache

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across

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and

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ankle

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At

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away

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bank

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began

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but

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Clawing

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climb

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covered

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entire

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ever-deepening

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formed

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found

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gouged

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gullies

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had

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From this reading His ankle, which he had thought healed, began a slow steady ache.

he

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healed

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his

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From this reading Clawing his way up the muddy bank he found a narrow trail and began the climb.

maze

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From this reading Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

mountainside

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muck

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muddy

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murky

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From this reading Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

narrow

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now

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path

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plants

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Rivulets

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Rock-strewn

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From this reading Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

silt

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slippery

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From this reading Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

slow

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small

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steady

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stones

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stream

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swift

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the

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From this reading Clawing his way up the muddy bank he found a narrow trail and began the climb.

thought

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times

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trail

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up

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was

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washing

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water

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From this reading Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

way

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From this reading Clawing his way up the muddy bank he found a narrow trail and began the climb.

which

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From this reading His ankle, which he had thought healed, began a slow steady ache.

with

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From this reading Rock-strewn, and now covered with silt and muck and murky water, the trail formed a slippery maze up the mountainside.

Chapter 6 of The Tarn of Eternity by Frank Tymon holds 266 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.

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Chapter 6 holds 266 sentences of The Tarn of Eternity, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.

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