Chapter 4 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT DID MARK SEE? "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked. "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works." Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build. He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
Chapter 4 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.”
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “He went from one room to another and observed the engine.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “"Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
recognizable; marked
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT DID MARK SEE?
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
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From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
immediately past
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading WHAT DID MARK SEE?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
on one occasion
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
above and across; more than
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WHAT DID MARK SEE?
transport commercially
From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Once over his fright, Washington made himself at home on the craft he had helped build.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
(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, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went from one room to another and observed the engine.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT DID MARK SEE?
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading "Now come inside and we'll see how the ship works."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'm glad you've decided at last," the professor remarked.
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