Chapter 3 of The Wizard of the Sea is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Wizard of the Sea is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE ROAD. The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter. This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady. "I'll get even for that," he growled. "He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."
Chapter 3 of The Wizard of the Sea is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.”
come together
From this reading “The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"I'll get even for that," he growled.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.”
past form of “sneak” — to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading “This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.”
past form of “tackle” — accept as a challenge
From this reading “"He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.”
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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 This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
come together
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
divisible by two
From this reading "I'll get even for that," he growled.
at any time
From this reading "He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'll get even for that," he growled.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'll get even for that," he growled.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "I'll get even for that," he growled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll get even for that," he growled.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ON THE ROAD.
past form of “sneak” — to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."
past form of “tackle” — accept as a challenge
From this reading "He'll be sorry he ever tackled me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll get even for that," he growled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
precisely as stated
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bully was knocked out completely, and had to acknowledge Mont the victor of the encounter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This he did with very bad grace, and a minute later sneaked off with his toady.
Chapter 3 of The Wizard of the Sea by Roy Rockwood holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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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