Chapter 2 of The girl from Bodies, Inc. is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The girl from Bodies, Inc. is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice. "We made it." Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam. Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill. But the tunnel was something else again.
Chapter 2 of The girl from Bodies, Inc. is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “"We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.”
past form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading “Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.”
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
From this reading “Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “But the tunnel was something else again.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.”
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seek information from
In this reading “Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
anew
From this reading But the tunnel was something else again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
for the reason that
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
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From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the tunnel was something else again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the tunnel was something else again.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
past form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
with speed
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the tunnel was something else again.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading But the tunnel was something else again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just then a siren wailed above them and the night gloom was punctuated by a quick-swinging searchbeam.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We made it, bucko," Jake said in a low, jubilant voice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Horner looked up quickly, knew the light would never spot them down here because of the hill.
Chapter 2 of The girl from Bodies, Inc. by Randall Garrett holds 587 sentences, grouped into 118 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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