Chapter 8 of Torrey's Narrative is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Torrey's Narrative is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A visit from the Cohaphas. Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun. Abandons the idea. Arrival of Captain Fisher. His inhumanity.
Chapter 8 of Torrey's Narrative is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 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.
plural of “abandon” — the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
From this reading “Abandons the idea.”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “Arrival of Captain Fisher.”
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “Arrival of Captain Fisher.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.”
the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
From this reading “His inhumanity.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “A visit from the Cohaphas.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.”
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 “Abandons the idea.”
In this reading “A visit from the Cohaphas.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A visit from the Cohaphas.
plural of “abandon” — the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
From this reading Abandons the idea.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Arrival of Captain Fisher.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Arrival of Captain Fisher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A visit from the Cohaphas.
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Arrival of Captain Fisher.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A visit from the Cohaphas.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His inhumanity.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Abandons the idea.
the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
From this reading His inhumanity.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A visit from the Cohaphas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
the act of using
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A visit from the Cohaphas.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Our King wishes to learn the use of the gun.
Chapter 8 of Torrey's Narrative by William Torrey holds 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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 8 holds 26 sentences of Torrey's Narrative, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Torrey's Narrative by William Torrey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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 6 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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