Chapter 5 of Wet Magic is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Wet Magic is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We touched the sky.” “Will they punish us?” asked Cathay. “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action. Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken. It can only be broken from the inside.
Chapter 5 of Wet Magic is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading ““Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.”
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading ““There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.”
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading “Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.”
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.”
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading ““There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading ““Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.”
plural of “punishment” — the act of punishing
From this reading ““There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.”
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.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can only be broken from the inside.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can only be broken from the inside.
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It can only be broken from the inside.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It can only be broken from the inside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can only be broken from the inside.
not any; not one
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
and nothing more
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.
plural of “punishment” — the act of punishing
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading We touched the sky.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We touched the sky.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
having come into contact
From this reading We touched the sky.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We touched the sky.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will they punish us?” asked Cathay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Our great defense against the Under Folk is that thin blue dome which you have broken.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There are no punishments here,” said the pearly Princess gravely, “only the consequences of your action.
Chapter 5 of Wet Magic by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 5 holds 452 sentences of Wet Magic, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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