Chapter 21 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet. "But this must be stopped! Good God, this is madness!" An hour or more had passed. The brief night was more than half over.
Chapter 21 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “_In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “The brief night was more than half over.”
the first light of day
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 “_In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “An hour or more had passed.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “_In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “Good God, this is madness!"”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “"But this must be stopped!”
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.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour or more had passed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But this must be stopped!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The brief night was more than half over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But this must be stopped!
the first light of day
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
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 _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Good God, this is madness!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good God, this is madness!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An hour or more had passed.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The brief night was more than half over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour or more had passed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good God, this is madness!"
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Good God, this is madness!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading An hour or more had passed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But this must be stopped!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The brief night was more than half over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An hour or more had passed.
above and across; more than
From this reading The brief night was more than half over.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading An hour or more had passed.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "But this must be stopped!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The brief night was more than half over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But this must be stopped!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In the Blood Light of Dawn_ Drake leaped to his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brief night was more than half over.
Chapter 21 of The princess of the atom by Ray Cummings holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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