Chapter 5 of The Star Woman is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Star Woman is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her! This ice--ah! A shot in this wilderness? Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?” Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.
Chapter 5 of The Star Woman is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!”
the act of shooting a gun
From this reading “Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?””
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “This ice--ah!”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!”
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.
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In this reading “Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.”
In this reading “EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!”
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 EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This ice--ah!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
divisible by two
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
the act of shooting a gun
From this reading Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading This ice--ah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A shot in this wilderness?
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Crawford seized his arm, stood listening.
carry out
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was that a gunshot or an ice-creak?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading EVEN IN A WILDERNESS, ONE CANNOT ESCAPE THE DEVIL “If your Star Woman lies this way, cap’n,” said Frontin, “devil take me if I want to find her!
Chapter 5 of The Star Woman by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 498 sentences, grouped into 100 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 5 holds 498 sentences of The Star Woman, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Star Woman by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 498 sentences, grouped into 100 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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