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 1 of One touch of Terra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers. "You fool, come back here!" Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then. "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side. He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
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 52/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 256–260
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past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.”
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading “Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.”
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading “He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.”
a lightweight cord
From this reading “He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"”
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.
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In this reading “He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"”
In this reading “"He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.”
be restored
In this reading “"You fool, come back here!"”
In this reading “Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.”
In this reading “He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"”
In this reading “He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"”
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 He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You fool, come back here!"
past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You fool, come back here!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "You fool, come back here!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You fool, come back here!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
ten 10s
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
not any; not one
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
a lightweight cord
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's forgot there's nothing but rock-spires for miles and miles on the other side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He shot up the cliff and out of sight, the suction-cups popping like a string of fire-crackers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Horseface bawled, but Candy was out of earshot by then.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He'll ride up and down for hours and get no farther forward than a hundred yards!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You fool, come back here!"
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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