Chapter 6 of Last Call for Doomsday! is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Last Call for Doomsday! is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond. They wore windbreakers and slacks. One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men. All of them carried Venn guns. They talked, briefly.
Chapter 6 of Last Call for Doomsday! is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “They talked, briefly.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “All of them carried Venn guns.”
short and plump
From this reading “One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.”
(used in the plural) pants for casual wear
From this reading “They wore windbreakers and slacks.”
English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)
From this reading “All of them carried Venn guns.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “They wore windbreakers and slacks.”
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.
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the side that is on the south
In this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
In this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
In this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
In this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
In this reading “One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.”
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(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 of them carried Venn guns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
for a short time
From this reading They talked, briefly.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading All of them carried Venn guns.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading All of them carried Venn guns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
the force of workers available
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
short and plump
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
(used in the plural) pants for casual wear
From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They talked, briefly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)
From this reading All of them carried Venn guns.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
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