Chapter 1 of One touch of Terra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of One touch of Terra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix. You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short. It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks. "Look!" "No!"
Chapter 1 of One touch of Terra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 21/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 101–105
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water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.”
inflected form of “jab” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.”
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.”
at the same instant
From this reading “It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.”
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.
In this reading “He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
(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 It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
inflected form of “jab” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look!"
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
the force of workers available
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
at the same instant
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded as if all the men simultaneously had been jabbed with ice picks.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
up to a particular time
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You got to stop her--" A roar from the crowd cut him short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was smart and waited till you weren't around, 'cause he knows you cut a lot of ice with Trix.
Chapter 1 of One touch of Terra by Hannes Bok holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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