Chapter 5 of Star Hunter is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Star Hunter is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop. The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body. His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth. He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland. What had happened?
Chapter 5 of Star Hunter is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.”
a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading “His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.”
a large shallow dish used for serving food
From this reading “He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.”
having a rim or a rim of a specified kind
From this reading “He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.”
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading “Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.”
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 Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
a large shallow dish used for serving food
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
having a rim or a rim of a specified kind
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Chapter 5 of Star Hunter by Andre Norton holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 437 sentences of Star Hunter, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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