Chapter 4 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived. Father and Drake had not been to bed. They described the mysterious midnight visitor. I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive. Had this fellow abducted her?
Chapter 4 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “abduct” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “Had this fellow abducted her?”
possessing life
From this reading “I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “They described the mysterious midnight visitor.”
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading “Father and Drake had not been to bed.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “They described the mysterious midnight visitor.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “They described the mysterious midnight visitor.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “_The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.”
someone who visits
From this reading “They described the mysterious midnight visitor.”
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In this reading “_The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.”
In this reading “_The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.”
In this reading “_The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “abduct” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading Had this fellow abducted her?
possessing life
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading They described the mysterious midnight visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
a boy or man
From this reading Had this fellow abducted her?
start firing a weapon
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had this fellow abducted her?
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
engage in
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading They described the mysterious midnight visitor.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
of an obscure nature
From this reading They described the mysterious midnight visitor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
except for; apart from
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Signal Fire_ Some six hours later, in the early morning, I arrived.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They described the mysterious midnight visitor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had this fellow abducted her?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father and Drake had not been to bed.
someone who visits
From this reading They described the mysterious midnight visitor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could make little of it, save that Dianne was alive.
Chapter 4 of The princess of the atom by Ray Cummings holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 4 holds 161 sentences of The princess of the atom, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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