Chapter 28 of The Moon Colony is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Moon Colony is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority. The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms. “Hold! Drop the girl.” Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
Chapter 28 of The Moon Colony is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading “In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.”
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading “In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.”
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading “In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.”
push forcefully
From this reading “Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.”
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.
In this reading “Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.”
In this reading “Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the state of being absent
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
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From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Drop the girl.”
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From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
a young female
From this reading Drop the girl.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold!
an opening into or through something
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
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From this reading The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.
held up in the air
From this reading The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.
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From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
above and across; more than
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Taunans grasped Joan and lifted her in their arms.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
push forcefully
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billy and Moawha, both of whom had grown anxious over the prolonged absence of Epworth and Joan, thrust their faces through the hole in the wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the Armory Carza stamped her foot with imperial authority.
Chapter 28 of The Moon Colony by William Dixon Bell holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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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