Chapter 1 of Girl of the Silver Sphere is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Girl of the Silver Sphere is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly. For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos. Almost--but not quite.... A silver sphere swam in vague depths. The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
Chapter 1 of Girl of the Silver Sphere is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.”
The universe seen as a well-ordered whole governed by rational nature.
From this reading “For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.”
to a degree impossible of achievement
From this reading “Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.”
having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
From this reading “The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.”
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
From this reading “The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.”
a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
From this reading “The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.”
given added strength or support
From this reading “The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.”
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 “The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.”
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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 A silver sphere swam in vague depths.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
superlative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Almost--but not quite....
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
The universe seen as a well-ordered whole governed by rational nature.
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading A silver sphere swam in vague depths.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
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From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
to a degree impossible of achievement
From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A silver sphere swam in vague depths.
having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
held dear
From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Almost--but not quite....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Almost--but not quite....
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Beautiful, impossibly savage, Prince Ilon loved her madly.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading A silver sphere swam in vague depths.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading A silver sphere swam in vague depths.
given added strength or support
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
closely encircling
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading A silver sphere swam in vague depths.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The surrounding frame of intricate mechanism gave off a soft phosphorescence that strengthened and faded by turns.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading A silver sphere swam in vague depths.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For her he would almost dare the blackest secret of the cosmos.
Chapter 1 of Girl of the Silver Sphere by J. Harvey (John Harvey) Haggard holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 269 sentences of Girl of the Silver Sphere, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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