Chapter 6 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round. Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said. Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green. There was forest on their right, in front, behind. ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
Chapter 6 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.”
common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading “Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.”
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading “’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.”
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading “Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.”
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading “IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.”
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading “Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.”
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading “Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.”
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 “Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.”
In this reading “IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.”
at or in the front
In this reading “There was forest on their right, in front, behind.”
In this reading “Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was forest on their right, in front, behind.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading There was forest on their right, in front, behind.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading ’It’s like looking for the proverbial needle in the bundle of hay,’ he said.
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
precisely, exactly
From this reading There was forest on their right, in front, behind.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mushroom Hill reared its strange form into the sky on their left hand--forty miles away, Haan had said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was forest on their right, in front, behind.
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE TOILS Trentham looked round.
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading Between it and them stretched unbroken forest, an undulating sea of green.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was forest on their right, in front, behind.
Chapter 6 of The Blue Raider by Herbert Strang holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 6 holds 197 sentences of The Blue Raider, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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