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Life in a Thousand Worlds

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Life in a Thousand Worlds is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Beautiful Saturn.
A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.
Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.
This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.
The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Life in a Thousand Worlds

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Life in a Thousand Worlds is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Beautiful Saturn.
/ˈbjuːtəfəl ˈsætərn/
Line 2
A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.
/ə dɪˈlaɪtfəli ˈbɪzi wɜːrld nekst met maɪ ɡeɪz/
Line 3
Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.
/ˈsætərn səˈpriːm ɪn lʌv wɪð ɪts mɪˈstɪriəs rɪŋz ənd ɪts eɪt muːnz naʊ held maɪ əˈtenʃən ənd wʌn maɪ ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/
Line 4
This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.
/ðɪs wɜːrld ɪz ˈɔːlmoʊst æz lɑːrdʒ æz ˈdʒuːpətər ənd ɪts sɔɪl ɪz mɔːr ˈfɜːrtəl/
Line 5
The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.
/ðə ɪnˈhæbətənts rɪˈzembəl ʌs ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈpɪrəns ɪkˈsept ðæt ðeɪ ɑːr twaɪs ˈaʊər saɪz/

Learner Dictionary

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.

delightfully adverb US /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/

in a delightful manner

From this reading “A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.”

fertile adjective US /ˈfɜːrtəl/

capable of reproducing

From this reading “This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.”

Jupiter noun US /ˈdʒuːpətər/

the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

From this reading “This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.”

moons noun US /muːnz/

plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading “Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.”

resemble verb US /rɪˈzembəl/

appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading “The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.”

rings noun US /rɪŋz/

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading “Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.”

Saturn noun US /ˈsætərn/

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

From this reading “Beautiful Saturn.”

supreme adjective US /səˈpriːm/

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading “Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

BeautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Beautiful Saturn.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/

in a delightful manner

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/

capable of reproducing

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

gazenounUS /ɡeɪz/

a long fixed look

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

JupiternounUS /ˈdʒuːpətər/

the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

moonsnounUS /muːnz/

plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

of an obscure nature

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

physicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

resembleverbUS /rɪˈzembəl/

appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

SaturnnounUS /ˈsætərn/

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

From this reading Beautiful Saturn.

sizenounUS /saɪz/

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

soilnounUS /sɔɪl/

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This world is almost as large as Jupiter, and its soil is more fertile.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The inhabitants resemble us in physical appearance, except that they are twice our size.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading Saturn, supreme in love, with its mysterious rings and its eight moons, now held my attention and won my admiration.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading A delightfully busy world next met my gaze.

Chapter 18 of Life in a Thousand Worlds by W. S. (William Shuler) Harris holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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Chapter 18 holds 117 sentences of Life in a Thousand Worlds, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

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