Chapter 4 of Life in a Thousand Worlds is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Life in a Thousand Worlds is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Water World Visited. On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth. Their homes and cities under water described. Fishing for land animals. Illustration. Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
Chapter 4 of Life in a Thousand Worlds is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Their homes and cities under water described.”
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “Fishing for land animals.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Their homes and cities under water described.”
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “Illustration.”
plural of “invention” — the creation of something in the mind
From this reading “Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.”
distinguish oneself
From this reading “Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “The Water World Visited.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their homes and cities under water described.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Fishing for land animals.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Their homes and cities under water described.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Their homes and cities under water described.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Fishing for land animals.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fishing for land animals.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Their homes and cities under water described.
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Illustration.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
plural of “invention” — the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Fishing for land animals.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Stazza the people live in water about as fishes do on Earth.
distinguish oneself
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Water World Visited.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their homes and cities under water described.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Some of their inventions far surpass those of our own world.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their homes and cities under water described.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The Water World Visited.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Water World Visited.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Water World Visited.
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