Space Bat

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Space Bat is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Carl Selwyn • Curated US English Learning Edition

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It was only then that Flint remembered Greeno couldn't hear him, not only couldn't hear him because he was deaf but couldn't read his thoughts because he was surrounded by the metal hull of the ship.

He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

"Cut it out!

Skip it!

It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

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Chapter II Reading 1/83

Space Bat

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Space Bat is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

It was only then that Flint remembered Greeno couldn't hear him, not only couldn't hear him because he was deaf but couldn't read his thoughts because he was surrounded by the metal hull of the ship.

Line 2

He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

/hiː stept ˈoʊvər ənd ɡræbd hɪm baɪ ðə ˈʃoʊldər ˈpɔɪntɪd tuː ðə ɡɜːrl ʃʊk hɪz hed ˈvaɪələntli/

Line 3

"Cut it out!

/kʌt ɪt aʊt/

Line 4

Skip it!

/skɪp ɪt/

Line 5

It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

deaf adjective US /def/

lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

From this reading “It was only then that Flint remembered Greeno couldn't hear him, not only couldn't hear him because he was deaf but couldn't read his thoughts because he was surrounded by the metal hull of the ship.”

Flint noun US /flɪnt/

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

grabbed verb US /ɡræbd/

inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading “He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.”

hull noun US /hʌl/

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

metal noun US /ˈmetəl/

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

mouthed verb US /maʊðd/

past form of “mouth” — express in speech

From this reading “It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.”

Skip verb US /skɪp/

bypass

From this reading “Skip it!”

violently adverb US /ˈvaɪələntli/

in a violent manner

From this reading “He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading It was only then that Flint remembered Greeno couldn't hear him, not only couldn't hear him because he was deaf but couldn't read his thoughts because he was surrounded by the metal hull of the ship.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

CutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading "Cut it out!

deafadjectiveUS /def/

lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

FlintnounUS /flɪnt/

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

grabbedverbUS /ɡræbd/

inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

Greeno

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/

-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

hullnounUS /hʌl/

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

lipsnounUS /lɪps/

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

mouthedverbUS /maʊðd/

past form of “mouth” — express in speech

From this reading It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It's all off!" he mouthed, hoping Greeno might read his lips.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Cut it out!

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

having a point

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

SkipverbUS /skɪp/

bypass

From this reading Skip it!

steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/

confined on all sides

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/

in a violent manner

From this reading He stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulder, pointed to the girl, shook his head violently.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

Chapter 2 of Space Bat by Carl Selwyn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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Chapter 2 holds 415 sentences of Space Bat, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

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