Chapter 30 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.” Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied. Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit. Mrs. Beck made a timid query. “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
Chapter 30 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beckoning gesture
From this reading “Mrs. Beck made a timid query.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading ““Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.”
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading “Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied.”
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading ““No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.””
an instance of questioning
From this reading “Mrs. Beck made a timid query.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading ““No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.””
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “Mrs. Beck made a timid query.”
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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 Mrs. Beck made a timid query.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
(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 “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
a beckoning gesture
From this reading Mrs. Beck made a timid query.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Beck made a timid query.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Beck made a timid query.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
an instance of questioning
From this reading Mrs. Beck made a timid query.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Castleton asked another question, and then Harvey followed suit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Mrs. Beck made a timid query.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, there’s no danger,” replied Stewart, “but we’re taking precautions we all agreed on as best.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Dorothy whispered that she believed Stewart lied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please keep quiet and do as you’re told,” said Stewart, bluntly.
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