Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Three Eyes is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating. Clouds were floating.
The Three Eyes
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Three Eyes is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MASSIGNAC
AND
VELMOT
"Clouds
were
floating.
Clouds
were
floating.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Three Eyes
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Three Eyes is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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MASSIGNAC
AND
VELMOT
"Clouds
were
floating.
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Line 5
Clouds
were
floating.
/klaʊdz wɜːr ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
Learner Dictionary
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plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.”
floating
adjective
US /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading “MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.
MASSIGNAC
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From this reading MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.
VELMOT
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From this reading MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MASSIGNAC AND VELMOT "Clouds were floating.
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