Chapter 2 of Give Back a World is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Give Back a World is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The weapons were hot in their hands. But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily. The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age. Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars. But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
Chapter 2 of Give Back a World is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “careen” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.”
in an insane manner
From this reading “But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.”
done or made using whatever is available
From this reading “But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.”
plural of “rumination” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “But such sweet ruminations had no place here.”
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.”
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
From this reading “But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.”
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.
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 hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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how long something has existed
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
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From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
past form of “careen” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
in an insane manner
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
divisible by two
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
a young female
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The weapons were hot in their hands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The weapons were hot in their hands.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weapons were hot in their hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
done or made using whatever is available
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
not any; not one
From this reading But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
plural of “rumination” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
an educational institution
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
move hurridly
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But such sweet ruminations had no place here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weapons were hot in their hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The weapons were hot in their hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rick thought of Anne Munson, his girl, at the Survey Service School on Mars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The hour it took to cover fifty miles seemed an age.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
not subject to guidance or control after launching
From this reading But under the rocket-like kick of the blasters they made speed even though their makeshift toboggan, unguided by runners, careened crazily.
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading The weapons were hot in their hands.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The weapons were hot in their hands.
Chapter 2 of Give Back a World by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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