Chapter 6 of Invaders from the Infinite is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Invaders from the Infinite is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered. "I haven't yet figured it out. He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power. Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again. He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
Chapter 6 of Invaders from the Infinite is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.”
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading “He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.”
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading “"I haven't yet figured it out.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.”
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading “He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.”
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.”
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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 He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
anew
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
(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 He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading "I haven't yet figured it out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't yet figured it out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't yet figured it out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I haven't yet figured it out.
and nothing more
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I haven't yet figured it out.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Of course, if he had his power he could have pulled out again.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went down in a heap, and he didn't have any power.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SECOND MOVE "What happened to him, though?" asked Wade, bewildered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He could just melt and burn all the excess rock off, and he would be all set.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I haven't yet figured it out.
Chapter 6 of Invaders from the Infinite by John W., Jr. (John Wood) Campbell holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 6 holds 135 sentences of Invaders from the Infinite, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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