Chapter 6 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny. Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head. Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall. He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone. Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
Chapter 6 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc
From this reading “Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.”
strong and sharp
From this reading “He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.”
English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
From this reading “Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.”
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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 Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
of short duration or distance
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
a particular point in time
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
strong and sharp
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
Chapter 6 of Gold in the Sky by Alan Edward Nourse holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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