Chapter 10 of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy. “We can find them so easily in the dark.” “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost. “Oh, but there will be at night!” said Billy confidently. “It is always dark at night.
Chapter 10 of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading ““Oh, but there will be at night!” said Billy confidently.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading ““We can find them so easily in the dark.””
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
From this reading “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading ““But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
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 “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
In this reading “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
In this reading “WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.”
In this reading ““Oh, but there will be at night!” said Billy confidently.”
In this reading ““We can find them so easily in the dark.””
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 WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “It is always dark at night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, but there will be at night!” said Billy confidently.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
the two together, not just one
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading “Oh, but there will be at night!” said Billy confidently.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
the act of departing
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
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From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
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 WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, but there will be at night!” said Billy confidently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
a special situation
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But there isn’t going to be any dark,” said Jack Frost.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can find them so easily in the dark.”
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE NIGHT IS SIX MONTHS LONG “It is a good thing that both the Evening Star and the Equator shine,” said Billy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, but there will be at night!” said Billy confidently.
Chapter 10 of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange by Lilian Bell holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 10 holds 134 sentences of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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