Chapter 2 of Wings of the phoenix is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Wings of the phoenix is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind. And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely. Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there. So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun. Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
Chapter 2 of Wings of the phoenix is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of containing nothing
From this reading “Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.”
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.”
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading “Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.”
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.
In this reading “Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.”
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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 Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
the state of containing nothing
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
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From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
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From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
by chance
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That, then, ended the episode, in Markel's mind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Except for the emptiness, it was like being on a vacation tour.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now that Rocky was really dead they could drive south leisurely.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Markel planned to winter on the Gulf Coast, perhaps to build the new home of Phoenix there.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading So they went south through days yellow and warm in the September sun.
Chapter 2 of Wings of the phoenix by John Bernard Daley holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 2 holds 253 sentences of Wings of the phoenix, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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