Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder. He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called. "Larry! Wake up, Larry!" Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!”
aroused or activated
From this reading “_Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “_Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up, Larry!"”
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.
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “Wake up, Larry!"”
In this reading “Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!”
In this reading “_Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.”
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 _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
aroused or activated
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
above and across; more than
From this reading Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tina was bending over him, and it was late afternoon!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He struggled to consciousness, and heard his name being called.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wake up, Larry!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Wake up, Larry!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Harl's Confession_ Larry was awakened by a hand upon his shoulder.
Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various holds 255 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 18 holds 255 sentences of Astounding Stories, June, 1931, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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