Chapter 27 of The Wolf-Men is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Wolf-Men is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FASCINATION OF THE PRIEST. FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack. It came at length. From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men. “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
Chapter 27 of The Wolf-Men is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.”
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.”
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.”
-ing form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.”
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading “THE FASCINATION OF THE PRIEST.”
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading ““Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.”
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 a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “It came at length.”
a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine
In this reading “From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.”
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
In this reading ““Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.”
In this reading “From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.”
In this reading “From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.”
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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 FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It came at length.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
-ing form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
an old word for “before”
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF THE PRIEST.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came at length.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading It came at length.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF THE PRIEST.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF THE PRIEST.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
in or at or to some place
From this reading From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF THE PRIEST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.
during the time that
From this reading FORWARD they came to the base of the steps, then paused a while, as though awaiting some signal ere commencing the attack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From somewhere at the rear arose the voice of the high priest of the wolf-men.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Go forward, my children, and ye shall prevail.
Chapter 27 of The Wolf-Men by David Franklin Powell holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 27 holds 128 sentences of The Wolf-Men, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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