Chapter 2 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it. Earthman? Who wasn't an earthman? The whole human race was composed of them. Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
Chapter 2 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading “Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.”
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.”
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading “The whole human race was composed of them.”
someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.”
make reference to
From this reading “Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.”
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.”
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all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
In this reading “The whole human race was composed of them.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.”
In this reading “Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who wasn't an earthman?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading The whole human race was composed of them.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading Earthman?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The whole human race was composed of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
and nothing more
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
engage in
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
any competition
From this reading The whole human race was composed of them.
make reference to
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The whole human race was composed of them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
hard to endure
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Assignment: Rocket Base Rick turned the phrase over and over in his head, trying to make sense out of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole human race was composed of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who wasn't an earthman?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of course ordinary people didn't refer to themselves as _homo terrestrialis_, but that's what they were just the same.
which person or people
From this reading Who wasn't an earthman?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole human race was composed of them.
Chapter 2 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 2 holds 219 sentences of The Scarlet Lake Mystery, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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