Chapter 2 of Exploration Team is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Exploration Team is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"An electrified fence," said Roane. "Nothing could climb that!" "No one animal," Huyghens told him. "But sphexes are a race. The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
Chapter 2 of Exploration Team is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"No one animal," Huyghens told him.”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “"Nothing could climb that!"”
inflected form of “electrify” — excite suddenly and intensely
From this reading “"An electrified fence," said Roane.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “"An electrified fence," said Roane.”
any competition
From this reading “"But sphexes are a race.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.”
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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 “The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.”
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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 "But sphexes are a race.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
inflected form of “electrify” — excite suddenly and intensely
From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
enclose with a fence
From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
any competition
From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
Chapter 2 of Exploration Team by Murray Leinster holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 2 holds 392 sentences of Exploration Team, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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