Chapter 29 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green. We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward. The Maagogs were there. They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them. A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
Chapter 29 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of surpassing excellence
From this reading “The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.”
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading “The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.”
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.
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as might be expected
In this reading “They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.”
In this reading “A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.”
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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 The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Maagogs were there.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.
cut with a saw
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
having a supporting base
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A crowd of them, confused, half-blinded, but they were standing their ground nevertheless.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Maagogs were there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw our light coming of course, long before we saw them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The glare of light showed the water plainly—a brilliant, ghastly green.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We reached the sea-bottom, turned and dashed forward.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Maagogs were there.
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