Chapter 15 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness! I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint. It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect. Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps. We tried to preserve a normality of routine.
Chapter 15 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
From this reading “I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.”
surprising greatly
From this reading “_The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!”
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 “It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.”
being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
From this reading “We tried to preserve a normality of routine.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “We tried to preserve a normality of routine.”
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.”
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading “_The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!”
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 “Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.”
In this reading “_The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!”
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 It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
surprising greatly
From this reading _The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading _The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!
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 It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading _The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!
being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
From this reading We tried to preserve a normality of routine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.
make a painting
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
by chance
From this reading Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading We tried to preserve a normality of routine.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading We tried to preserve a normality of routine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading _The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I find an adequate picture of it difficult to paint.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading We tried to preserve a normality of routine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Fifteen or twenty hours of elapsed time, perhaps.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading _The Locked Door_ Amazing voyage into smallness!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, as Drake had said, a voyage shorter in time than I had been led to expect.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tried to preserve a normality of routine.
Chapter 15 of The princess of the atom by Ray Cummings holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 15 holds 272 sentences of The princess of the atom, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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