Chapter 2 of Temptress of Planet Delight is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Temptress of Planet Delight is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thank you, Commissioner." The screen went black. Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled. "That's the third girl in a couple of years. They just have no consideration for their jobs.
Chapter 2 of Temptress of Planet Delight is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a government administrator
From this reading “"Thank you, Commissioner."”
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “They just have no consideration for their jobs.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “"That's the third girl in a couple of years.”
possessive form of “crawford” — United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.”
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading “Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.”
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “They just have no consideration for their jobs.”
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “The screen went black.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The screen went black.
a government administrator
From this reading "Thank you, Commissioner."
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
possessive form of “crawford” — United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
a young female
From this reading "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
and nothing more
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
not any; not one
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading The screen went black.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, Commissioner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The screen went black.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They just have no consideration for their jobs.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The screen went black.
at the time that
From this reading Crawford's face when he turned back to Herl was tired and disgruntled.
a late time of life
From this reading "That's the third girl in a couple of years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you, Commissioner."
Chapter 2 of Temptress of Planet Delight by Betsy Curtis holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 453 sentences of Temptress of Planet Delight, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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