Chapter 5 of The Golden Slave is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Golden Slave is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone. He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes. "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said. "I am a blundering dolt. What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
Chapter 5 of The Golden Slave is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “"I am a blundering dolt.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.”
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading “It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.”
a strange attitude or habit
From this reading “He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “"Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.”
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading “He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I am a blundering dolt.
anew
From this reading "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am a blundering dolt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
-ing form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading "I am a blundering dolt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
a person who is not very bright
From this reading "I am a blundering dolt.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am a blundering dolt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
a strange attitude or habit
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
delivered from danger
From this reading "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
term of address for a man
From this reading What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too murky to read her face, but he had come to know that tone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall we do next, captain, sir?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, well, you rescued me again," he said.
Chapter 5 of The Golden Slave by Poul Anderson holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of The Golden Slave, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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