Chapter 5 of All Around the Moon is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of All Around the Moon is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COLDS OF SPACE. How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder? Barbican would not believe it possible. He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it. He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
Chapter 5 of All Around the Moon is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?”
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading “He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.”
plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
From this reading “THE COLDS OF SPACE.”
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.”
an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading “He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.”
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading “How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “THE COLDS OF SPACE.”
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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 How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
later than; following
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
anew
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
From this reading Barbican would not believe it possible.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Barbican would not believe it possible.
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
From this reading THE COLDS OF SPACE.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
set up or found
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
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From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Barbican would not believe it possible.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
the force of workers available
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
not any; not one
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barbican would not believe it possible.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLDS OF SPACE.
above and across; more than
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Barbican would not believe it possible.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading THE COLDS OF SPACE.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLDS OF SPACE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could they imagine that the Observatory men had committed such a blunder?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made the Captain go over his calculation again and again; but no flaw was to be found in it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Barbican would not believe it possible.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading He himself carefully examined it, figure after figure, but he could find nothing wrong.
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