Chapter 10 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed. Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove. In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched. Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would. Father's health was not good.
Chapter 10 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small inlet
From this reading “Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “_Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.”
for a long time without essential change
From this reading “Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.”
very small
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.”
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.
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 _Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
a small inlet
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
an opposing military force
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
at any time
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father's health was not good.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading _Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Father's health was not good.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Father's health was not good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
not any; not one
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Father's health was not good.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.
by chance
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
for a long time without essential change
From this reading Father and I lived permanently now at King's Cove.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
very small
From this reading _Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Father's health was not good.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a special room, with three trusted guards, the fragment of rock lay carefully watched.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing--no one, friend or enemy--appeared during that year; and we began to think that perhaps no one ever would.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _Tiny Fragment of Rock_ A year passed.
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