Chapter 6 of The alien intelligence is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The alien intelligence is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again. So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan. The date of the letter was ten months back. Then the radio message had probably come from the other side. And why had it been sent?
Chapter 6 of The alien intelligence is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
From this reading “So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.”
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading “So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “The date of the letter was ten months back.”
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
From this reading “Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.”
medium for communication
From this reading “Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.”
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.”
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.
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In this reading “Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.”
In this reading “Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.”
In this reading “The date of the letter was ten months back.”
put in effect
In this reading “So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.”
In this reading “Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
anew
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The date of the letter was ten months back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
the specified day of the month
From this reading The date of the letter was ten months back.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The date of the letter was ten months back.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The date of the letter was ten months back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
medium for communication
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And why had it been sent?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The date of the letter was ten months back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fowler Recovers I read it in the faint glow of the phosphorescent globe, and read it again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the radio message had probably come from the other side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Austen was beyond the crescent, if he had been able to carry out his plan.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why had it been sent?
Chapter 6 of The alien intelligence by Jack Williamson holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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