Chapter 25 of The Wolf-Men is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Wolf-Men is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD. “CHENOBI!” the baronet roared, “Chenobi!” “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on. “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.” “Perhaps he’s met with some accident?”
Chapter 25 of The Wolf-Men is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading ““Perhaps he’s met with some accident?””
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading ““CHENOBI!” the baronet roared, “Chenobi!””
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading ““Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.”
a quick look
From this reading “A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading ““CHENOBI!” the baronet roared, “Chenobi!””
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading ““He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.””
the topmost one of two
From this reading “A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ““He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.””
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.
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In this reading “A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.”
In this reading ““Perhaps he’s met with some accident?””
In this reading ““Perhaps he’s met with some accident?””
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 A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “Perhaps he’s met with some accident?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “CHENOBI!” the baronet roared, “Chenobi!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “CHENOBI!” the baronet roared, “Chenobi!”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
a boy or man
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
a quick look
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps he’s met with some accident?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
come together
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Perhaps he’s met with some accident?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
above and across; more than
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps he’s met with some accident?”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “CHENOBI!” the baronet roared, “Chenobi!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Perhaps he’s met with some accident?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
the topmost one of two
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where the deuce can the fellow have got to?” he went on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Perhaps he’s met with some accident?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD.
but in spite of that
From this reading “He said he’d meet us, and here we’ve been waiting over an hour, and not a sign of him yet.”
Chapter 25 of The Wolf-Men by David Franklin Powell holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 25 holds 143 sentences of The Wolf-Men, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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