Chapter 8 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He thought he'd told everyone. She must have arrived late. It was satisfying to repeat it. "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said. Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
Chapter 8 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.”
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
From this reading “"Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “"Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.”
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
From this reading “Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “It was satisfying to repeat it.”
providing abundant nourishment
From this reading “It was satisfying to repeat it.”
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
From this reading “"Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.”
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.
the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
In this reading “"Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.”
In this reading “She must have arrived late.”
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 Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading She must have arrived late.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
every person
From this reading He thought he'd told everyone.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have arrived late.
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought he'd told everyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought he'd told everyone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was satisfying to repeat it.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She must have arrived late.
the act of departing
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have arrived late.
not one, and not any
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading It was satisfying to repeat it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
providing abundant nourishment
From this reading It was satisfying to repeat it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have arrived late.
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Handicap Haven is leaving the solar system," he said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought he'd told everyone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was satisfying to repeat it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He thought he'd told everyone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was satisfying to repeat it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Her fingers flew, molding the beautiful curve of a jaw where there had been none.
Chapter 8 of Address: Centauri by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 405 sentences of Address: Centauri, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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