Chapter 2 of Beyond The Thunder is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Beyond The Thunder is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the telecast had stopped ticking. Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing. If that was a clue, it was a negative one. He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it. Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.
Chapter 2 of Beyond The Thunder is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 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.
a slight indication
From this reading “If that was a clue, it was a negative one.”
the number of occurrences within a given time period
From this reading “Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.”
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.”
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading “If that was a clue, it was a negative one.”
not dense
From this reading “Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.”
a television broadcast
From this reading “But the telecast had stopped ticking.”
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading “But the telecast had stopped ticking.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.”
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 “He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.”
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 If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the telecast had stopped ticking.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
a slight indication
From this reading If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
divisible by two
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
the number of occurrences within a given time period
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the telecast had stopped ticking.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
above and across; more than
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
cut with a saw
From this reading Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.
transport commercially
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
not dense
From this reading Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But the telecast had stopped ticking.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
a television broadcast
From this reading But the telecast had stopped ticking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the telecast had stopped ticking.
a special situation
From this reading Case ran the thing over the entire frequency range and got nothing.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading But the telecast had stopped ticking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading Coming in low, Case saw that vegetation was sparse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If that was a clue, it was a negative one.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had to think it over even as he swung the ship into a long glide for a hill which looked like it might have a good deal of growth on it.
Chapter 2 of Beyond The Thunder by H. B. Hickey holds 535 sentences, grouped into 107 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 2 holds 535 sentences of Beyond The Thunder, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
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