Chapter 6 of The Skylark of Valeron is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Skylark of Valeron is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It will," Margaret said confidently. "It'll have to, now that we're so close. How are you going to get a line on those three peaks? We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle." "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
Chapter 6 of The Skylark of Valeron is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading “"It will," Margaret said confidently.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “"Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?”
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?”
by chance
From this reading “We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.”
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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 How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading "It will," Margaret said confidently.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
the act of departing
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will," Margaret said confidently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
and nothing more
From this reading "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will," Margaret said confidently.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
above and across; more than
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
by chance
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It will," Margaret said confidently.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot possibly see over or through that jungle."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It'll have to, now that we're so close.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Easy--just like shooting fish down a well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will," Margaret said confidently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How are you going to get a line on those three peaks?
Chapter 6 of The Skylark of Valeron by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 415 sentences of The Skylark of Valeron, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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