Chapter 9 of The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers. He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke. And then: "It may mean death." "Now tell me," she said. "They tried to stop my coming."
Chapter 9 of The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “"If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “"If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “And then: "It may mean death."”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"They tried to stop my coming."”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"They tried to stop my coming."”
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 “He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
the act of grasping
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And then: "It may mean death."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now tell me," she said.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading And then: "It may mean death."
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now tell me," she said.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
express in words
From this reading "Now tell me," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then: "It may mean death."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
Chapter 9 of The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 401 sentences of The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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