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Dusty Star

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Dusty Star is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Olaf Baker • Curated US English Learning Edition
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"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.
Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.
That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.
He also knew that there was another less great one called the Moon.
And there were the stars.
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Dusty Star

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Dusty Star is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.
Line 2
Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.
/ʌp tuː ðə ˈprezənt ə ˈɡrændmʌðər hæd bɪn ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈwɑːntɪŋ ɪn ðə ərˈeɪndʒmənt hiː kɔːld ðə wɜːrld/
Line 3
That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.
/ðæt ðer wɑːz ə ɡreɪt ˈspɪrət kɔːld ðə sʌn hiː nuː/
Line 4
He also knew that there was another less great one called the Moon.
/hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ nuː ðæt ðer wɑːz əˈnʌðər les ɡreɪt wʌn kɔːld ðə muːn/
Line 5
And there were the stars.
/ənd ðer wɜːr ðə stɑːrz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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arrangement noun US /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading “Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dusty adjective US /ˈdʌsti/

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grandmother noun US /ˈɡrændmʌðər/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
odd adjective US /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Star noun US /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unaccountable adjective US /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl/

not to be accounted for or explained

From this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unexpected adjective US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

not expected or anticipated

From this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wanting adjective US /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/

nonexistent

From this reading “Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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most peculiar adverb + adjective

In this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

656 times in 225,867 chapters
new life adjective + noun

In this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

7,400 times in 225,867 chapters
found in verb + particle

In this reading “"SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.”

35,943 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 49

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading He also knew that there was another less great one called the Moon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He also knew that there was another less great one called the Moon.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knewverbUS /nuː/

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 That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading He also knew that there was another less great one called the Moon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MoonnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading He also knew that there was another less great one called the Moon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
peculiaradjectiveUS /pəˈkjuːljər/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SITTING-ALWAYS

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From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

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SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StarnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading And there were the stars.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading That there was a great Spirit called the Sun, he knew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
unaccountableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl/

not to be accounted for or explained

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

not expected or anticipated

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wantingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/

nonexistent

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And there were the stars.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading "SITTING-ALWAYS" Among the many odd and unexpected things which Dusty Star found in the new life in the camp, one of the most peculiar and unaccountable was a grandmother, whose name was Sitting-Always.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Up to the present, a grandmother had been entirely wanting in the arrangement he called the World.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 5 of Dusty Star by Olaf Baker holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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Badger-hole
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