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Chapter 1 of Day of Wrath is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke. Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke. Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed. That is all." "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
Chapter 1 of Day of Wrath is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 17/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 81–85
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arriving at a place or position
From this reading “All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.”
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “"There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.”
the verbal act of naming
From this reading “"There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.”
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading “Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.”
a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading “Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.”
plural of “squadron” — a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading “All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.”
quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
From this reading “All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.”
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 “Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.”
In this reading “All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
arriving at a place or position
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is all."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
the verbal act of naming
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
owed as a debt
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
operate an airplane
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
almost; nearly
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
plural of “squadron” — a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "There's Sita," remarked the pilot, naming one of Rona's three moons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Squadron IV, join Squadron VII; your objective has been destroyed.
quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
From this reading All incoming Squadrons exercise extreme care in landing; visibility practically nil, owing to smoke.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Alter your course to nearest clear space and come in under smoke.
Chapter 1 of Day of Wrath by Bjarne Kirchhoff holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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 1 holds 259 sentences of Day of Wrath, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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