Chapter 20 of Who goes there? is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Who goes there? is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The toils of the last week had been hard upon me. My wounded leg had not regained its full strength. I was hot and thirsty as well as weak. I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water. Still no enemy was pursuing.
Chapter 20 of Who goes there? is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.”
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading “Still no enemy was pursuing.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.”
needing moisture
From this reading “I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.”
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading “The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.”
people who are wounded
From this reading “My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.”
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 I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
placed crosswise
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
an opposing military force
From this reading Still no enemy was pursuing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
immediately past
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
not any; not one
From this reading Still no enemy was pursuing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading Still no enemy was pursuing.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still no enemy was pursuing.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
needing moisture
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The toils of the last week had been hard upon me.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I was hot and thirsty as well as weak.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I crossed a wet place in the low woods and looked for water.
people who are wounded
From this reading My wounded leg had not regained its full strength.
Chapter 20 of Who goes there? by B. K. (Blackwood Ketcham) Benson holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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