Chapter 1 of Slay-Ride is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Slay-Ride is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned. For Frane simple plans worked best. He rapped on the gray magnesium panel. "Your lunch, sir," he called. Inside, a solenoid thumped.
Chapter 1 of Slay-Ride is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 2/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 6–10
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “chore” — a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
From this reading “Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.”
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading “Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.”
extremely pleasing
From this reading “Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Your lunch, sir," he called.”
a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
From this reading “He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.”
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.”
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading “Inside, a solenoid thumped.”
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.
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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 Inside, a solenoid thumped.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading For Frane simple plans worked best.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Your lunch, sir," he called.
plural of “chore” — a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
extremely pleasing
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Frane simple plans worked best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Frane simple plans worked best.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside, a solenoid thumped.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Your lunch, sir," he called.
a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
From this reading He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading For Frane simple plans worked best.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading For Frane simple plans worked best.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Your lunch, sir," he called.
a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil
From this reading Inside, a solenoid thumped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rapped on the gray magnesium panel.
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading Inside, a solenoid thumped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two more chores aboard and his pay, fabulous pay, was earned.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading For Frane simple plans worked best.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your lunch, sir," he called.
Chapter 1 of Slay-Ride by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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 292 sentences of Slay-Ride, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Slay-Ride by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 292 sentences, grouped into 59 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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