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Chapter 4 of To make a hero is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yon the Fisher felt expansive. At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship! Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green. But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture. He would throw a party.
Chapter 4 of To make a hero is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.”
later than; following
From this reading “At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!”
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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 But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
later than; following
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
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From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
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From this reading Yon the Fisher felt expansive.
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From this reading Yon the Fisher felt expansive.
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From this reading Yon the Fisher felt expansive.
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From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
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From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
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From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
not any; not one
From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
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From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
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From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
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From this reading He would throw a party.
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From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
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From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yon the Fisher felt expansive.
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From this reading He would throw a party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
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From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, he had no intention of taking the crew of the _Caduceus_ anywhere; he wanted no spaceship but his own on Cardigan's Green.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now that a part of his dream was about to come true, he felt like making a grand gesture.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, after twelve long years of waiting, he would have his spaceship!
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From this reading Yon the Fisher felt expansive.
