Chapter 20 of That worlds may live is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of That worlds may live is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Last Treachery "Kang!" The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips. "Quickly!" crisped the Martian scientist. "Pick up their guns! Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
Chapter 20 of That worlds may live is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
clothing in general
From this reading “Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.”
the act of gathering something together
From this reading “Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.”
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
From this reading “Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading “The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.”
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading “"Quickly!" crisped the Martian scientist.”
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “"Quickly!" crisped the Martian scientist.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.”
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.
take and lift upward
In this reading “"Pick up their guns!”
In this reading “The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
clothing in general
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.
the act of gathering something together
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quickly!" crisped the Martian scientist.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
a female human offspring
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Pick up their guns!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Last Treachery "Kang!"
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.
immediately past
From this reading The Last Treachery "Kang!"
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading "Quickly!" crisped the Martian scientist.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The name burst from Lark O'Day's lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Pick up their guns!
with speed
From this reading "Quickly!" crisped the Martian scientist.
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading "Quickly!" crisped the Martian scientist.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Last Treachery "Kang!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Pick up their guns!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading The Last Treachery "Kang!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Pick up their guns!
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Daughter--" As Lark and Gary and Nora scrambled to the task of collecting the astonished Magogeans' fallen weapons, Kang directed his attention to Penny--"you will find my former slave apparel in that cupboard.
Chapter 20 of That worlds may live by Nelson S. Bond holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 20 holds 255 sentences of That worlds may live, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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