Chapter 18 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya. A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth. Odin heard the voices. Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down. The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
Chapter 18 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.”
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.”
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
From this reading “All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.”
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading “All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.”
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading “A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.”
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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 thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
the organ of sight
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
the act of departing
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Odin heard the voices.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
the force of workers available
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
cut with a saw
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Out of the corner of his eye he saw some men go down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The room felt cold now, and a thin breeze was going through it, as though blown gently across the star-spaces.
in the direction of
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading A thin trickle of blood was flowing down the corner of Hagen's mouth.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Odin heard the voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
during the time that
From this reading All this happened while Grim Hagen was rushing toward Odin and Maya.
Chapter 18 of Hunters Out of Space by Joseph E. (Joseph Everidge) Kelleam holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 18 holds 150 sentences of Hunters Out of Space, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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