Chapter 1 of The Invisible Enemy is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Invisible Enemy is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand. But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat! It was the day. The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street. There was no need for hurry.
Chapter 1 of The Invisible Enemy is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “There was no need for hurry.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.”
not clear to the understanding
From this reading “But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!”
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.
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
an opposing military force
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no need for hurry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading There was no need for hurry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading There was no need for hurry.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no need for hurry.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
not clear to the understanding
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no need for hurry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The automobile with its three passengers moved slowly along the quiet morning street.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading But more puzzling was the victory to be won--after he met defeat!
Chapter 1 of The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 1 holds 293 sentences of The Invisible Enemy, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 293 sentences, grouped into 59 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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