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Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Nomad is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.
He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."
"They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.
Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.
My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nomad

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Nomad is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.
Line 2
He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."
Line 3
"They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.
Line 4
Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.
Line 5
My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

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.

alive adjective US /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading “Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.”

barrier noun US /ˈbæriər/

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading “"Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.”

Blame verb US /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading “Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.”

fleet noun US /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading “He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."”

investigate verb US /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪt/

investigate scientifically

From this reading “"Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.”

nine noun US /naɪn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading “My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."”

plan verb US /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading “Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.”

planned adjective US /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading “He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

nine years noun + noun

In this reading “My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

BlameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

fleetnounUS /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

investigateverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪt/

investigate scientifically

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

Mardinex

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

ninenounUS /naɪn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

pusharound

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

ready-madeadjective

made for purchase and immediate use

From this reading He planned it all--and got his fleet ready-made."

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

Terrans

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

Thomakein

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Thomakein dropped the barrier so that the Terrans would come to investigate.

wouldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "They came to fight--" "They wouldn't have come if Thomakein hadn't started it all.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading My life has been just a pusharound for Thomakein for nine years."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Blame whom you will, but Thomakein saw his plan start when he found me alive in the _Mardinex_.

Chapter 15 of Nomad by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 15 holds 414 sentences of Nomad, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

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