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Chapter 6 of Look to the Stars is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Both hurried to the single window. Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view. Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline. A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat. Others dodged into the brush.
Chapter 6 of Look to the Stars is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.”
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.”
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “Others dodged into the brush.”
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading “Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.”
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.”
past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.”
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.
denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
In this reading “Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.”
In this reading “Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.”
In this reading “A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.”
In this reading “A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.”
In this reading “Both hurried to the single window.”
In this reading “Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both hurried to the single window.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Others dodged into the brush.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading Others dodged into the brush.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
let fall to the ground
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Both hurried to the single window.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
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From this reading Others dodged into the brush.
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Both hurried to the single window.
past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A single shot from above caused some of the group to drop flat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both hurried to the single window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both hurried to the single window.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the wagon trail skirted the base of the rocky hillside, a half dozen crouching figures came into view.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Both hurried to the single window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Armed with rifles and pistols, they were creeping cautiously up the incline.
Chapter 6 of Look to the Stars by Willard E. Hawkins holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 6 holds 155 sentences of Look to the Stars, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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