Chapter 11 of Wolf Breed is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Wolf Breed is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MERE BRUTE . OR JUST PLAIN MAN? Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
Chapter 11 of Wolf Breed is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a curve
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “MERE BRUTE .”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “MERE BRUTE .”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “OR JUST PLAIN MAN?”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
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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 Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
form a curve
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading MERE BRUTE .
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
and nothing more
From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
being nothing more than specified
From this reading MERE BRUTE .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
not in physical motion
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
up to a particular time
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
precisely as stated
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
Chapter 11 of Wolf Breed by Jackson Gregory holds 251 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 11 holds 251 sentences of Wolf Breed, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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