Chapter 1 of Psychotennis, Anyone? is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Psychotennis, Anyone? is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PSYCHOTENNIS, ANYONE? If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind? Not when telekinesis is finally perfected! Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white. Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
Chapter 1 of Psychotennis, Anyone? is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?”
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading “Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.”
(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed
From this reading “Not when telekinesis is finally perfected!”
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.”
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading “If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?”
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.”
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In this reading “Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.”
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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 Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
any person at all
From this reading PSYCHOTENNIS, ANYONE?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Not when telekinesis is finally perfected!
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
let have
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not when telekinesis is finally perfected!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not when telekinesis is finally perfected!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed
From this reading Not when telekinesis is finally perfected!
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PSYCHOTENNIS, ANYONE?
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading If scientific advance changes our forms of courtship, can other sports be far behind?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force
From this reading Not when telekinesis is finally perfected!
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
in the direction of
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Around Grant the crowd stood up and roared, and he felt suddenly tense and doubting.
at the time that
From this reading Not when telekinesis is finally perfected!
a Caucasian
From this reading Before them the ball took a savage turn toward the player in white.
Chapter 1 of Psychotennis, Anyone? by Lloyd Williams holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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 1 holds 460 sentences of Psychotennis, Anyone?, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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