Chapter 1 of Get Out of My Body! is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Get Out of My Body! is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you! You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY! "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant. "Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge. "It's urgent you said."
Chapter 1 of Get Out of My Body! is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading “Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “"Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “"I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.”
create by hammering
From this reading “"Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.”
-ing form of “infiltrate” — cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
From this reading “Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “"It's urgent you said."”
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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In this reading “"I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!”
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “"Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
for the reason that
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading "Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
deem to be
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
true confidential information
From this reading "Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.
divisible by two
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
create by hammering
From this reading "Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
death of a person
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
-ing form of “infiltrate” — cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's urgent you said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
a human being
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then let's get down to details," said Chester Forge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
compelling immediate action
From this reading "It's urgent you said."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I have come to discuss a very grave problem," said the talking-attendant.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Consider an alien infiltrating our world--impossible to catch because he might inhabit any person--even you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'd likely start screaming-- GET OUT OF MY BODY!
Chapter 1 of Get Out of My Body! by Tom W. Harris holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of Get Out of My Body!, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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