Chapter 6 of Bill Nye and Boomerang is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Bill Nye and Boomerang is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|It was evening in the mountains. The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west. Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds. The flecks were visible to the naked eye. Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
Chapter 6 of Bill Nye and Boomerang is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.”
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.”
plural of “fleck” — a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “The flecks were visible to the naked eye.”
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.”
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading “The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.”
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading “Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.”
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading “Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.”
having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
From this reading “Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.”
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the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects
In this reading “The flecks were visible to the naked eye.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
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From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
a light shade of blue
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading |It was evening in the mountains.
the organ of sight
From this reading The flecks were visible to the naked eye.
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
plural of “fleck” — a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading The flecks were visible to the naked eye.
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
in the preceding part of the current text
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |It was evening in the mountains.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |It was evening in the mountains.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading |It was evening in the mountains.
completely unclothed
From this reading The flecks were visible to the naked eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
From this reading Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |It was evening in the mountains.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The flecks were visible to the naked eye.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading The flecks were visible to the naked eye.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |It was evening in the mountains.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The flecks were visible to the naked eye.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here and there the cerulean dome was flecked with snowy clouds.
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