Chapter 4 of The Wolf's Long Howl is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Wolf's Long Howl is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her face brightened. "I am so glad!" she said. "I have studied nothing else for months. It has been so almost from the day you left us. And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
Chapter 4 of The Wolf's Long Howl is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “Her face brightened.”
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading “And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"I am so glad!" she said.”
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading “And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"I have studied nothing else for months.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “"I have studied nothing else for months.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
Having no one else present.
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so glad!" she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Her face brightened.
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have studied nothing else for months.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face brightened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have studied nothing else for months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I am so glad!" she said.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have studied nothing else for months.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face brightened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am so glad!" she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "I have studied nothing else for months.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I have studied nothing else for months.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am so glad!" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am so glad!" she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so glad!" she said.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading "I have studied nothing else for months.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it is not Mars alone I am studying; it is the great problem of communication with the people there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It has been so almost from the day you left us.
Chapter 4 of The Wolf's Long Howl by Stanley Waterloo holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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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