Chapter 5 of The Giants From Outer Space is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Giants From Outer Space is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink. The others shook their heads. They were all in his quarters again. "Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver. "You were as busy looking at the Martian as we were."
Chapter 5 of The Giants From Outer Space is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “"You were as busy looking at the Martian as we were."”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “The others shook their heads.”
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading “"None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “"None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “They were all in his quarters again.”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading “"None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “"Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver.”
a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
From this reading “"None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.”
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 into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.”
In this reading “"You were as busy looking at the Martian as we were."”
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.
anew
From this reading They were all in his quarters again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They were all in his quarters again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You were as busy looking at the Martian as we were."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "You were as busy looking at the Martian as we were."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The others shook their heads.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were all in his quarters again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were all in his quarters again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "You were as busy looking at the Martian as we were."
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others shook their heads.
a light shade of red
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading They were all in his quarters again.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The others shook their heads.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "Neither did you, Captain," said Joe Silver.
a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The others shook their heads.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all in his quarters again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You were as busy looking at the Martian as we were."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all in his quarters again.
at the time that
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "None of you thought to look at the Martian spacesuit when we'd removed it?" asked Pink.
Chapter 5 of The Giants From Outer Space by Robert W. Krepps holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 5 holds 74 sentences of The Giants From Outer Space, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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