Chapter 16 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible. If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer? We thumped and pounded. "Dianne! Dianne, answer us!
Chapter 16 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading “If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?”
provoking horror
From this reading “_Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.”
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “We thumped and pounded.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “_Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.”
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading “We thumped and pounded.”
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.
forced to turn and face attackers
In this reading “_Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We thumped and pounded.
react verbally
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading _Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dianne!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
provoking horror
From this reading _Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading We thumped and pounded.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading We thumped and pounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dianne, answer us!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Togaro at Bay_ The silence was horrible.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We thumped and pounded.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If the girls were in there, why didn't they answer?
Chapter 16 of The princess of the atom by Ray Cummings holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 16 holds 125 sentences of The princess of the atom, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The princess of the atom by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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