Space Station 1

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Space Station 1 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frank Belknap Long • Curated US English Learning Edition

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She was all right when he got to her.

He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.

Then her arms tightened about him.

"Darling," she whispered.

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Chapter IX Reading 1/80

Space Station 1

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Space Station 1 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

She was all right when he got to her.

/ʃiː wɑːz ɔːl raɪt wen hiː ɡɑːt tuː hɜːr/

Line 2

He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

/hiː drɑːpt daʊn bɪˈsaɪd hɜːr ənd ˈlɪftəd hɜːr ˈɪntuː hɪz ɑːrmz ənd fɔːr æn ˈɪnstənt ðer wɑːz kəmˈpliːt ˈsaɪ.ləns bɪˈtwiːn ðem/

Line 3

She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.

/ʃiː dʒʌst lʊkt æt hɪm lʊkt ʌp ˈɪntuː hɪz feɪs ˈstedəli ənd ˈkɑːmli æz ɪf ʃiː kʊd red hɪz maɪnd ənd hæd ðə ɡʊd sens tuː ˈriːəlaɪz ðer kʊd biː noʊ mɔːr ˈsɜːrtən weɪ ʌv ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋ hɪm/

Line 4

Then her arms tightened about him.

/ðen hɜːr ɑːrmz ˈtaɪtənd əˈbaʊt hɪm/

Line 5

"Darling," she whispered.

/ˈdɑːrlɪŋ ʃiː ˈwɪspərd/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

calmly adverb US /ˈkɑːmli/

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading “She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.”

complete verb US /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”

Darling noun US /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/

a special loved one

From this reading “"Darling," she whispered.”

lifted adjective US /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

From this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”

realize verb US /ˈriːəlaɪz/

be fully aware or cognizant of

reassuring adjective US /ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋ/

restoring confidence and relieving anxiety

steadily adverb US /ˈstedəli/

at a steady rate or pace

tightened verb US /ˈtaɪtənd/

past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter

From this reading “Then her arms tightened about him.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

complete silence verb + noun

In this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”

good sense adjective + noun

sound practical judgment

In this reading “She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.”

looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

for an instant preposition + article + noun counted as “for … instant”

In this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”

dropped down verb + adjective counted as “drop down”

fall or descend to a lower place or level

In this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”

looked up verb + adjective counted as “look up”

seek information from

tightened about verb + particle counted as “tighten about”

In this reading “Then her arms tightened about him.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Then her arms tightened about him.

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 She was all right when he got to her.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

calmlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmli/

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

DarlingnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/

a special loved one

From this reading "Darling," she whispered.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

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

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

realizeverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/

be fully aware or cognizant of

reassuringadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋ/

restoring confidence and relieving anxiety

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/

at a steady rate or pace

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then her arms tightened about him.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.

tightenedverbUS /ˈtaɪtənd/

past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter

From this reading Then her arms tightened about him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She was all right when he got to her.

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading "Darling," she whispered.

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