Chapter 2 of The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis. Marched out? Huh! This time we sauntered out. We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
Chapter 2 of The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
free of trouble and worry and care
From this reading “We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.”
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading “We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
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leave furtively and stealthily
In this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
march out (as from a defile) into open ground
In this reading “But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.”
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anew
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
free of trouble and worry and care
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
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From this reading Huh!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
immediately past
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
on one occasion
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
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From this reading This time we sauntered out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time we sauntered out.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time we sauntered out.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
precisely as stated
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But at last the invisible barrier cutting us off from Sol's light slipped away, and once again we marched out onto the soil of Themis.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were feeling very carefree and confident, you see, that everything was hunky-dory.
Chapter 2 of The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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