Chapter 19 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Six months had passed since the battle. The city of the violet dome was rebuilt. The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains. The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting. Another city was being built a few miles away.
Chapter 19 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading “The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.”
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.”
a wide scope
From this reading “The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.”
overgrown with moss
From this reading “The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.”
inflected form of “rebuild” — build again
From this reading “The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.”
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.”
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading “The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.”
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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 Another city was being built a few miles away.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another city was being built a few miles away.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Another city was being built a few miles away.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Six months had passed since the battle.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Another city was being built a few miles away.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Another city was being built a few miles away.
plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
a wide scope
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Another city was being built a few miles away.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six months had passed since the battle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Another city was being built a few miles away.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Six months had passed since the battle.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
overgrown with moss
From this reading The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Six months had passed since the battle.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.
inflected form of “rebuild” — build again
From this reading The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Six months had passed since the battle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six months had passed since the battle.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six months had passed since the battle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two ships now stood in peace and gazed at each other across the expanse of moss and grass that had replaced the cinders left from the fighting.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The ashes of the dead had been strewn upon the mossy plains.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The city of the violet dome was rebuilt.
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