Chapter 6 of Under the Andes is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Under the Andes is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTURED. The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand? I shall never know. Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him. Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
Chapter 6 of Under the Andes is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “CAPTURED.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.”
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.”
with the head foremost
From this reading “Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.”
-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading “Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.”
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading “Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.”
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 The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
in actual fact
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURED.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
with the head foremost
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never know.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I shall never know.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
and nothing more
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never know.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Actually, my only impression was of righteous indignation; my memory is that I cursed aloud, but Harry denies it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fall--was it ten feet or a thousand?
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Hurtling headlong through space, a man can scarcely be expected to keep his wits about him.
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