Chapter 1 of Spacemen Die at Home is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Spacemen Die at Home is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home! Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell. That's the way it's been, Laura. But how can I make you understand? How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
Chapter 1 of Spacemen Die at Home is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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being ten more than thirty
From this reading “Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.”
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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 One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That's the way it's been, Laura.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how can I make you understand?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But how can I make you understand?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
moving swiftly
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how can I make you understand?
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But how can I make you understand?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the way it's been, Laura.
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From this reading That's the way it's been, Laura.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
engage in
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Forty days of heaven and forty nights of hell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
express in words
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the way it's been, Laura.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's the way it's been, Laura.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One man's retreat is another's prison ... and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But how can I make you understand?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That's the way it's been, Laura.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But how can I make you understand?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading How can I tell you what it's like to be young and a man and to dream of reaching the stars?
Chapter 1 of Spacemen Die at Home by Edward W. Ludwig holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Spacemen Die at Home, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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