Chapter 5 of Slaves to the Metal Horde is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Slaves to the Metal Horde is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?" One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village. There was a silence. "Where is Starbuck?" No one knew.
Chapter 5 of Slaves to the Metal Horde is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Starbuck?"
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No one knew.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
engage in
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
not any; not one
From this reading No one knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Starbuck?"
which person or people
From this reading One of Keleher's assistants brought the command to the Shining Ones who had joined the larger group near Hamilton Village.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will Harry Starbuck please step forth and make his report?"
Chapter 5 of Slaves to the Metal Horde by Stephen Marlowe holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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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