Chapter 6 of Search the Sky is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Search the Sky is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ross gulped. There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive. He tried the stupid way. He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains. “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
Chapter 6 of Search the Sky is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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side by side
From this reading “He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.”
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.”
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.”
United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)
From this reading ““Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.”
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading ““Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.”
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading “Ross gulped.”
operate an airplane
From this reading ““Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Ross gulped.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
(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 There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
side by side
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)
From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading Ross gulped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried the stupid way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
operate an airplane
From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
participate in games or sport
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading Ross gulped.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried the stupid way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
Chapter 6 of Search the Sky by Frederik Pohl holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 434 sentences of Search the Sky, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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