Chapter 2 of Star, Bright is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Star, Bright is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee. "You gotta look behind them, too." "Yeah!" Robert took up the teasing refrain. "And there's been lots and lots of buildings and trees there before--especially trees.
Chapter 2 of Star, Bright is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.”
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “"And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “"And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.”
great merriment
From this reading “"And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “"And there's been lots and lots of buildings and trees there before--especially trees.”
resist doing something
From this reading “Robert took up the teasing refrain.”
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading “Robert took up the teasing refrain.”
not only so, but
From this reading “"Yeah!"”
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In this reading “"And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “Robert took up the teasing refrain.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “"And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.”
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And there's been lots and lots of buildings and trees there before--especially trees.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And there's been lots and lots of buildings and trees there before--especially trees.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "You gotta look behind them, too."
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "And there's been lots and lots of buildings and trees there before--especially trees.
great merriment
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
the act of departing
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You gotta look behind them, too."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You gotta look behind them, too."
a large number or amount
From this reading "And there's been lots and lots of buildings and trees there before--especially trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And there's been lots and lots of buildings and trees there before--especially trees.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
resist doing something
From this reading Robert took up the teasing refrain.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert took up the teasing refrain.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading Robert took up the teasing refrain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert took up the teasing refrain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You gotta look behind them, too."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You gotta look behind them, too."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Robert took up the teasing refrain.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Robert took up the teasing refrain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And there's going to be other buildings and trees and bushes there afterward," Star called out with glee.
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You gotta look behind them, too."
Chapter 2 of Star, Bright by Mark Clifton 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.
Chapter 2 holds 415 sentences of Star, Bright, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Star, Bright by Mark Clifton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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