Chapter 8 of The Right Stuff is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Right Stuff is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After that we sat long and comfortably. Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle. Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other. "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said. "I wonder where the others are."
Chapter 8 of The Right Stuff is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.”
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading “Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.”
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “After that we sat long and comfortably.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"I wonder where the others are."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
later than; following
From this reading After that we sat long and comfortably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that we sat long and comfortably.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wonder where the others are."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading After that we sat long and comfortably.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading After that we sat long and comfortably.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
not any; not one
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
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From this reading "I wonder where the others are."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading After that we sat long and comfortably.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that we sat long and comfortably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Finally we looked at the clock, and then at each other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our conversation need not be set down here, for it has no bearing on this chronicle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We must have been sitting here a long time," I said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After that we sat long and comfortably.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I wonder where the others are."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder where the others are."
Chapter 8 of The Right Stuff by Ian Hay holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 395 sentences of The Right Stuff, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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