Chapter 30 of Beyond the Frontier is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Beyond the Frontier is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening. I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care. All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence. I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar. Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
Chapter 30 of Beyond the Frontier is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.”
a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
From this reading “I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.”
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading “Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.”
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 “Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
Having no one else present.
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
wanted intensely
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
not in physical motion
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading I CHOOSE MY FUTURE He backed out the door, growling and threatening.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
precisely as stated
From this reading I swung the door in his very face, and fastened the bar.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I asked, or desired, was to be alone, to be free of his presence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I caught little of what he said, nor did I in the least care.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Through the thick wood his voice still penetrated in words of hatred.
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