Chapter 5 of Tarrano the Conqueror is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tarrano the Conqueror is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Man of Destiny_ Tarrano! He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo. "So! You took them? Well done, Argo!"
Chapter 5 of Tarrano the Conqueror is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
From this reading “He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Well done, Argo!"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
a long fixed look
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So!
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From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You took them?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading You took them?
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well done, Argo!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You took them?
Chapter 5 of Tarrano the Conqueror by Ray Cummings holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 241 sentences of Tarrano the Conqueror, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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