Chapter 8 of Border, Breed Nor Birth is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Border, Breed Nor Birth is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A bottle of Scotch?" Kenny said hopefully. "A king-size portable radio transmitter. Ralph Sandell knew about it. The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
Chapter 8 of Border, Breed Nor Birth is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 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.
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “Kenny said hopefully.”
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."”
plural of “oasis” — a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading “The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."”
easily or conveniently transported
From this reading “"A king-size portable radio transmitter.”
subject to propaganda
From this reading “The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."”
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
From this reading “The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."”
someone who transmits a message
From this reading “"A king-size portable radio transmitter.”
plural of “tribesman” — someone who lives in a tribe
From this reading “The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."”
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 “Ralph Sandell knew about it.”
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 "A bottle of Scotch?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.
the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading "A bottle of Scotch?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
the act of departing
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading Kenny said hopefully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kenny said hopefully.
extra large
From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
plural of “oasis” — a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A bottle of Scotch?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
easily or conveniently transported
From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.
communicate vividly
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
subject to propaganda
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
medium for communication
From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Kenny said hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading "A bottle of Scotch?"
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
someone who transmits a message
From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.
plural of “tribesman” — someone who lives in a tribe
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
the act of using
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
Chapter 8 of Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 8 holds 443 sentences of Border, Breed Nor Birth, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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