Chapter 12 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARING LEAP. For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us. Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul. "We are lost, Alano! They have hemmed us in!"
Chapter 12 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “A DARING LEAP.”
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading “For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.”
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading “They have hemmed us in!"”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “A DARING LEAP.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.”
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.
temporarily
In this reading “For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.”
In this reading “Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.”
In this reading “Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.”
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 DARING LEAP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are lost, Alano!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A DARING LEAP.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have hemmed us in!"
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading They have hemmed us in!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They have hemmed us in!"
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading A DARING LEAP.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "We are lost, Alano!
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have hemmed us in!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For the moment neither Alano nor myself spoke as we gazed at the gap before us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then I gave a groan which seemed to come from my very soul.
Chapter 12 of When Santiago Fell by Edward Stratemeyer holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 12 holds 73 sentences of When Santiago Fell, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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