Chapter 10 of D-99: A Science-Fiction Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of D-99: A Science-Fiction Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily. Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length. It did not look any better. She took a few steps toward Willard. _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
Chapter 10 of D-99: A Science-Fiction Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “arm” — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.”
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
From this reading “The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “_I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.”
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading “The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.”
an article of clothing
From this reading “Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.”
push forcefully
From this reading “The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.”
United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
From this reading “She took a few steps toward Willard.”
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 “She took a few steps toward Willard.”
In this reading “Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.”
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 She took a few steps toward Willard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It did not look any better.
possessive form of “arm” — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It did not look any better.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not look any better.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She took a few steps toward Willard.
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
an article of clothing
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not look any better.
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 The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It did not look any better.
engage in
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
in a disobedient or naughty way
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not look any better.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took a few steps toward Willard.
with low volume
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She took a few steps toward Willard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _I'll bet I could make him faint dead away_, she thought mischievously.
push forcefully
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took a few steps toward Willard.
in the direction of
From this reading She took a few steps toward Willard.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Maria watched the door close softly, then held the garment out at arm's length.
United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
From this reading She took a few steps toward Willard.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Greenie woman thrust the flannel atrocity at her and left the room hastily.
Chapter 10 of D-99: A Science-Fiction Novel by H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 414 sentences of D-99: A Science-Fiction Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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