Chapter 5 of Beyond the Vanishing Point is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Beyond the Vanishing Point is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel! This way!" She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her. We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together. Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
Chapter 5 of Beyond the Vanishing Point is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading “We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.”
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.”
for an instant or moment
From this reading “Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.”
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.”
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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 We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
later than; following
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
for an instant or moment
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This way!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This way!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
Chapter 5 of Beyond the Vanishing Point by Ray Cummings holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 5 holds 185 sentences of Beyond the Vanishing Point, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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