Chapter 2 of So Many Worlds Away... is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of So Many Worlds Away... is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how. As I told you, I'd worked out the components. Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all." "But why...?" * * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.
Chapter 2 of So Many Worlds Away... is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."”
plural of “component” — an abstract part of something
From this reading “As I told you, I'd worked out the components.”
the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
From this reading “Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “* * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.”
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
From this reading “Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “As I told you, I'd worked out the components.”
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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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “"I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.”
In this reading “Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."”
come up with
In this reading “As I told you, I'd worked out the components.”
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 Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
anew
From this reading * * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.
(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 Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I told you, I'd worked out the components.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why...?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
plural of “component” — an abstract part of something
From this reading As I told you, I'd worked out the components.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading * * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I told you, I'd worked out the components.
the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading * * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading * * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
not any; not one
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
on one occasion
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As I told you, I'd worked out the components.
above and across; more than
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I told you, I'd worked out the components.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
up to a particular time
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As I told you, I'd worked out the components.
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why...?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * The man with Horning's face laughed again.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading As I told you, I'd worked out the components.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hadn't, till you came along and showed me how.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Once I had a chance to look over your unit, integrating them was no job at all."
Chapter 2 of So Many Worlds Away... by Dwight V. Swain holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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