Chapter 4 of The Wings of the Morning is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Wings of the Morning is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm. He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway. So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction. The track led straight towards the wall of rock. The distance was not great--about forty yards.
Chapter 4 of The Wings of the Morning is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.”
thrown away
From this reading “RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.”
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.”
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading “He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.”
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading “RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “The track led straight towards the wall of rock.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The distance was not great--about forty yards.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
thrown away
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The distance was not great--about forty yards.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The distance was not great--about forty yards.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The distance was not great--about forty yards.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
only a very short time before
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
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From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The track led straight towards the wall of rock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The distance was not great--about forty yards.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The track led straight towards the wall of rock.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The track led straight towards the wall of rock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The track led straight towards the wall of rock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So closely did he now examine the ground that he hardly noted his direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAINBOW ISLAND Across the parched bones lay the stick discarded by Jenks in his alarm.
in the direction of
From this reading The track led straight towards the wall of rock.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The track led straight towards the wall of rock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He picked it up and resumed his progress along the pathway.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The track led straight towards the wall of rock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance was not great--about forty yards.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The distance was not great--about forty yards.
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