Chapter 4 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father. He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then. 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?' His father listened warily. There had been many similar questions lately.
Chapter 4 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a boy or man
From this reading “'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.”
in the recent past
From this reading “There had been many similar questions lately.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “His father listened warily.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “There had been many similar questions lately.”
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading “There had been many similar questions lately.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.”
in a wary manner
From this reading “His father listened warily.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
a boy or man
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
in the recent past
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading His father listened warily.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
by chance
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
in a wary manner
From this reading His father listened warily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
at the time that
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
Chapter 4 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath by Algernon Blackwood holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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