Chapter 10 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jordan rapped for silence. "Are there any questions?" At the front a man stood up. Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber. Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
Chapter 10 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.”
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading “Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “Jordan rapped for silence.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “"Are there any questions?"”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “Jordan rapped for silence.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.”
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 “Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.”
In this reading “Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.”
In this reading “At the front a man stood up.”
In this reading “At the front a man stood up.”
In this reading “"Are there any questions?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the front a man stood up.
in the past
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Are there any questions?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are there any questions?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the front a man stood up.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
a boy or man
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jordan rapped for silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At the front a man stood up.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading Jordan rapped for silence.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the front a man stood up.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "Are there any questions?"
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading Jordan rapped for silence.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Jordan rapped for silence.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At the front a man stood up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the front a man stood up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Are there any questions?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the front a man stood up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Docchi remembered him from months ago, a Jack or Jed Webber.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jed it was, a quiet fellow with pale blue eyes and almost colorless blond hair.
Chapter 10 of Address: Centauri by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 409 sentences of Address: Centauri, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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