Chapter 4 of Star People is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Star People is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“This is truly true,” answered the Princess. “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.” “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it. “Rocks and mountains and all,” said the Princess. “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
Chapter 4 of Star People is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading ““Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.””
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ““Rocks and mountains and all,” said the Princess.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading ““Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ““This is truly true,” answered the Princess.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ““Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading ““But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““This is truly true,” answered the Princess.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading ““Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.””
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(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 “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “This is truly true,” answered the Princess.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
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From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is truly true,” answered the Princess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Rocks and mountains and all,” said the Princess.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “This is truly true,” answered the Princess.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Rocks and mountains and all,” said the Princess.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is truly true,” answered the Princess.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is truly true,” answered the Princess.
in the direction of
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “This is truly true,” answered the Princess.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “This is truly true,” answered the Princess.
precisely as stated
From this reading “But they are so stiff they don’t give very much.
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever the moon is, there every bit of the Earth feels it, and is drawn out toward it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Hard rocks and all?” asked Pat, as if she never would believe it.
Chapter 4 of Star People by Katharine Fay Dewey holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 443 sentences of Star People, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Star People by Katharine Fay Dewey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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