Chapter 6 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses. Yet there was Dianne at our feet. She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk. Her little face was smiling. I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.
Chapter 6 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading “_Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.”
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 “_Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.”
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading “She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.”
of or relating to or used in microscopy
From this reading “I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.”
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading “I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.”
walk stiffly
From this reading “She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “_Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.”
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 “She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.”
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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 She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet there was Dianne at our feet.
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet there was Dianne at our feet.
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
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 _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her little face was smiling.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Yet there was Dianne at our feet.
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little face was smiling.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little face was smiling.
of or relating to or used in microscopy
From this reading I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Her little face was smiling.
walk stiffly
From this reading She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there was Dianne at our feet.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I heard a voice, of microscopic smallness, but clear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet there was Dianne at our feet.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Princess of the Atom_ Drake and I were transfixed; amazed, doubting the evidence of our senses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood with a hand holding a fern stalk.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was Dianne at our feet.
Chapter 6 of The princess of the atom by Ray Cummings holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 317 sentences of The princess of the atom, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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