Chapter 15 of Peril of the Starmen is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Peril of the Starmen is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Less than five minutes later, they were stationary. The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down. Herb and Norma were upon it. "About a--five hundred yards," Herb said. "Over that way: the highway.
Chapter 15 of Peril of the Starmen is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading “Herb and Norma were upon it.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “"Over that way: the highway.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.”
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading “The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.”
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading “The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.”
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
From this reading “Herb and Norma were upon it.”
a decrease in rate of change
From this reading “The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.”
standing still
From this reading “Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.”
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 “Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.”
In this reading “"About a--five hundred yards," Herb said.”
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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 "About a--five hundred yards," Herb said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About a--five hundred yards," Herb said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading Herb and Norma were upon it.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading "Over that way: the highway.
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
ten 10s
From this reading "About a--five hundred yards," Herb said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Herb and Norma were upon it.
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
From this reading Herb and Norma were upon it.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over that way: the highway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "About a--five hundred yards," Herb said.
a decrease in rate of change
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
standing still
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Over that way: the highway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slowing lifts purred and the landing ladder hissed down.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Herb and Norma were upon it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Over that way: the highway.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Less than five minutes later, they were stationary.
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 "About a--five hundred yards," Herb said.
Chapter 15 of Peril of the Starmen by Kris Neville holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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 15 holds 45 sentences of Peril of the Starmen, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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