Chapter 5 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Some months ago. Before you and I left Manon. The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual. But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed. The others got away.
Chapter 5 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Some months ago.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.”
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading “But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.”
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From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
in the past
From this reading "Some months ago.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before you and I left Manon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The others got away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before you and I left Manon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The others got away.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before you and I left Manon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
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 Before you and I left Manon.
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From this reading Before you and I left Manon.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Some months ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
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From this reading The others got away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some months ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The professor was out, and 113-A had gone along in his pocket as usual.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But his two lab guards and one of the raiders were killed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before you and I left Manon.
Chapter 5 of Legacy by James H. Schmitz holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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