Chapter 6 of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together. "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him. "Put a marker here." He moved off to the right. Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
Chapter 6 of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.”
some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
From this reading “"Put a marker here."”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “"Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.”
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.”
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.”
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.
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straighten oneself
In this reading “Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.”
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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 "Put a marker here."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
being seven more than forty
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Put a marker here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
From this reading "Put a marker here."
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved off to the right.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He moved off to the right.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put a marker here."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He moved off to the right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Forty-seven below," he said to the soldier behind him.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Teddy Gerrod straightened up and beat his hands together.
in or at the place that
From this reading Already a dozen little flags showed where the temperature reached that degree.
Chapter 6 of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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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