Chapter 9 of Children of the lens is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Children of the lens is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Fine work, girls! Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up." He then left Klovia--precipitately. Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery. He told Brenleer what to do with it upon arrival.
Chapter 9 of Children of the lens is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “He told Brenleer what to do with it upon arrival.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.”
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.”
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading “Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.”
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading “Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."”
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.
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the most enjoyable part of a given experience
In this reading “Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.”
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 Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
later than; following
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading He told Brenleer what to do with it upon arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He told Brenleer what to do with it upon arrival.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine work, girls!
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Fine work, girls!
the act of giving
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He then left Klovia--precipitately.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He then left Klovia--precipitately.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He then left Klovia--precipitately.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
at breakneck speed
From this reading He then left Klovia--precipitately.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
a male human offspring
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then left Klovia--precipitately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told Brenleer what to do with it upon arrival.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Put it on a tape and I'll pick it up."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He told Brenleer what to do with it upon arrival.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He told Brenleer what to do with it upon arrival.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Since Kit was not within rendezvous distance, he instructed his son--after giving him the high points of what he had learned--to forward one one-cento piece to Brenleer of Thrale, personal delivery.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Fine work, girls!
Chapter 9 of Children of the lens by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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