Chapter 4 of Warrior of Two Worlds is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Warrior of Two Worlds is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle. Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again: "All defenses on alert! Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin. He wears a red cloak.
Chapter 4 of Warrior of Two Worlds is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “"All defenses on alert!”
an expectation
From this reading “The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.”
plural of “defense” — (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading “"All defenses on alert!”
in an insincerely false manner
From this reading “Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.”
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:”
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading “He wears a red cloak.”
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In this reading “He wears a red cloak.”
In this reading “He wears a red cloak.”
In this reading “The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.”
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 He wears a red cloak.
anew
From this reading Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading "All defenses on alert!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All defenses on alert!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
an expectation
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
from appearances alone
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading He wears a red cloak.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
plural of “defense” — (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading "All defenses on alert!
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
in an insincerely false manner
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wears a red cloak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
most important element
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "All defenses on alert!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He wears a red cloak.
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:
precisely as stated
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The main corridor was almost deserted--apparently non-combatants had been cleared out in anticipation of the battle.
look attentively
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading He wears a red cloak.
cry loudly, as of animals
From this reading Again the speaker began to yammer, Gederr speaking again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Watch for this man, falsely called Yandro--very tall, strongly made, dark, young, scar on chin.
Chapter 4 of Warrior of Two Worlds by Manly Wade Wellman holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 442 sentences of Warrior of Two Worlds, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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