Chapter 19 of The Wolf-Cub is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Wolf-Cub is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The guide did not squirm. He could not squirm. He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below. Yet, somehow, he managed to stutter: "Heart of God, senor, don't!
Chapter 19 of The Wolf-Cub is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
very great; limitless
From this reading “He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “The guide did not squirm.”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “"Heart of God, senor, don't!”
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “The guide did not squirm.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.”
speak haltingly
From this reading “Yet, somehow, he managed to stutter:”
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.
In this reading “He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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very great; limitless
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not squirm.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The guide did not squirm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heart of God, senor, don't!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Heart of God, senor, don't!
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The guide did not squirm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not squirm.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Heart of God, senor, don't!
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Yet, somehow, he managed to stutter:
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The guide did not squirm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading "Heart of God, senor, don't!
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Yet, somehow, he managed to stutter:
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading The guide did not squirm.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
speak haltingly
From this reading Yet, somehow, he managed to stutter:
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guide did not squirm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, somehow, he managed to stutter:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was stiff with terror of the misty abysmal depths below.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, somehow, he managed to stutter:
Chapter 19 of The Wolf-Cub by Patrick Casey holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 19 holds 153 sentences of The Wolf-Cub, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Wolf-Cub by Patrick Casey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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