Chapter 6 of Pioneers of space is here in full — 600 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Pioneers of space is here in full — 600 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived. The chieftain came from his village to go with us. He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip. The others are remaining in camp to await our return. Our ship rose into the air with great ease.
Chapter 6 of Pioneers of space is here in full — 600 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.”
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “The others are remaining in camp to await our return.”
the leader of a group of people
From this reading “The chieftain came from his village to go with us.”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Our ship rose into the air with great ease.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.”
not used up
From this reading “The others are remaining in camp to await our return.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.”
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 “THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.”
In this reading “Our ship rose into the air with great ease.”
In this reading “The chieftain came from his village to go with us.”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Our ship rose into the air with great ease.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others are remaining in camp to await our return.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading The others are remaining in camp to await our return.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The others are remaining in camp to await our return.
the leader of a group of people
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Our ship rose into the air with great ease.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Our ship rose into the air with great ease.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The others are remaining in camp to await our return.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our ship rose into the air with great ease.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
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From this reading The others are remaining in camp to await our return.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
not used up
From this reading The others are remaining in camp to await our return.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The others are remaining in camp to await our return.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Our ship rose into the air with great ease.
transport commercially
From this reading Our ship rose into the air with great ease.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading THE BIG CITY Finally our day for the trip has arrived.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
a Caucasian
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He and two of the white boys will be our companions on this trip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chieftain came from his village to go with us.
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Chapter 6 holds 600 sentences of Pioneers of space, unabridged, divided into 120 reading sections.
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