Chapter 5 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen. ’Only a little--we have none to spare.’ ’Tickle his nose,’ suggested Hoole. ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
Chapter 5 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “hornet” — large stinging paper wasp
From this reading “’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’”
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.”
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading “HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’”
delivered from danger
From this reading “HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.”
distribute loosely
From this reading “HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.”
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “’Tickle his nose,’ suggested Hoole.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.”
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.
In this reading “’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’”
In this reading “HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.”
In this reading “’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’Only a little--we have none to spare.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Tickle his nose,’ suggested Hoole.
plural of “hornet” — large stinging paper wasp
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
not one, and not any
From this reading ’Only a little--we have none to spare.’
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading ’Tickle his nose,’ suggested Hoole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
and nothing more
From this reading ’Only a little--we have none to spare.’
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
delivered from danger
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
refrain from harming
From this reading ’Only a little--we have none to spare.’
distribute loosely
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ’Tickle his nose,’ suggested Hoole.
carry out
From this reading ’Trentham, I ’ll take a look round; we may be on the edge of a hornets’ nest.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading ’Tickle his nose,’ suggested Hoole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Only a little--we have none to spare.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ’Only a little--we have none to spare.’
in or at the place that
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
which person or people
From this reading HAAN ’Sprinkle a little water on his face, Meek,’ said Trentham, indicating the rescued prisoner, who lay unconscious where he had fallen.
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