Chapter 8 of Don't Panic! is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Don't Panic! is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope." "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe. "Tell you later. Did I hear something out there?" Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
Chapter 8 of Don't Panic! is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “"Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.”
set afire or burning
From this reading “Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.”
the act of sucking
From this reading “"Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “"Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “"Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I hear something out there?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did I hear something out there?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did I hear something out there?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Tell you later.
set afire or burning
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Did I hear something out there?"
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Did I hear something out there?"
the act of sucking
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
express in words
From this reading "Tell you later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bill jumped to the apertures and peered into the lighted theater.
a just detectable amount
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said Trace, sucking in his breath, "there _is_ some hope."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading "Where?" asked Bill Blacknight with deepest woe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell you later.
Chapter 8 of Don't Panic! by Robert W. Krepps holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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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