Chapter 5 of Jungle in the Sky is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jungle in the Sky is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed. "What's happening?" "This place looks like an auction block!" "Look at those creatures, will you?" "Are we for sale or something?"
Chapter 5 of Jungle in the Sky is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.”
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
From this reading “"This place looks like an auction block!"”
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “"This place looks like an auction block!"”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"Look at those creatures, will you?"”
an event that happens
From this reading “"What's happening?"”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.”
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “"Are we for sale or something?"”
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.
available for purchase
In this reading “"Are we for sale or something?"”
In this reading “Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"Look at those creatures, will you?"”
In this reading “Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "This place looks like an auction block!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are we for sale or something?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at those creatures, will you?"
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
From this reading "This place looks like an auction block!"
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading "This place looks like an auction block!"
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Look at those creatures, will you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Are we for sale or something?"
an event that happens
From this reading "What's happening?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "This place looks like an auction block!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look at those creatures, will you?"
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "This place looks like an auction block!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Are we for sale or something?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "This place looks like an auction block!"
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
a particular instance of selling
From this reading "Are we for sale or something?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Are we for sale or something?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This place looks like an auction block!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Look at those creatures, will you?"
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Steve heard voices around him on the platform, confused, alarmed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Are we for sale or something?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's happening?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Look at those creatures, will you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look at those creatures, will you?"
Chapter 5 of Jungle in the Sky by Stephen Marlowe holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 5 holds 452 sentences of Jungle in the Sky, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Jungle in the Sky by Stephen Marlowe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 452 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 91 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 91 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 187 minutes of reading across 451 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Jungle in the Sky section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Jungle in the Sky, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
