Chapter 15 of The sentinel stars is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The sentinel stars is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a momentary illusion of escape. The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading. There was no one immediately behind him. Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards. He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
Chapter 15 of The sentinel stars is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “alert” — warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
From this reading “Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.”
having a pattern of dots
From this reading “The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.”
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “There was a momentary illusion of escape.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “There was a momentary illusion of escape.”
a sample piece of cloth
From this reading “He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.”
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
From this reading “The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.”
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 “Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.”
be beset by
In this reading “He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.”
In this reading “The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.”
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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 There was a momentary illusion of escape.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
past form of “alert” — warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was no one immediately behind him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
having a pattern of dots
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading There was a momentary illusion of escape.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no one immediately behind him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading There was a momentary illusion of escape.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading There was no one immediately behind him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading There was a momentary illusion of escape.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one immediately behind him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a momentary illusion of escape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one immediately behind him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Hendley started across the field, running, putting distance between himself and the alerted guards.
the rays of the sun
From this reading He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
a sample piece of cloth
From this reading He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a momentary illusion of escape.
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a momentary illusion of escape.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He ran into a wide, bright swatch of sunlight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The landing field was broad and open, dotted here and there with copters in the process of loading or unloading.
Chapter 15 of The sentinel stars by Louis Charbonneau holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 15 holds 398 sentences of The sentinel stars, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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