Chapter 29 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank! Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance." We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock. We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great. Somehow we were not discovered.
Chapter 29 of The princess of the atom is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading “We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.”
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.”
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading “We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “Somehow we were not discovered.”
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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In this reading “We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.”
In this reading “We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.”
In this reading “We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.”
In this reading “Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."”
In this reading “We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.”
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 Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Somehow we were not discovered.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow we were not discovered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Let's get around the back--I think it's a better chance."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _The Return to Earth_ "Not that way, Frank!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had clambered down the ten feet of jagged rock.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We didn't change size--we had to risk it as we were, for to have got smaller would have made the descent too great.
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