Chapter 6 of The Planet Mappers is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Planet Mappers is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's nice about ... Oh!" Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way. "You and your education!" he snorted. "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
Chapter 6 of The Planet Mappers is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
disregarded
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “"You and your education!" he snorted.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
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.
break a piece from a whole
In this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's nice about ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
disregarded
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "What's nice about ...
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!"
and nothing more
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
having come into contact
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's nice about ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
Chapter 6 of The Planet Mappers by E. Everett (Edward Everett) Evans holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 429 sentences of The Planet Mappers, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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