Chapter 4 of The strange people is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The strange people is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He saw her. Not in the circle. She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women. Rebellion was in every line of her figure. Cunningham loosened his revolver.
Chapter 4 of The strange people is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Not in the circle.”
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.”
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading “Cunningham loosened his revolver.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.”
straightened out
From this reading “Cunningham loosened his revolver.”
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading “Rebellion was in every line of her figure.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Cunningham loosened his revolver.”
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 “She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.”
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 She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Not in the circle.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading Cunningham loosened his revolver.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Rebellion was in every line of her figure.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Rebellion was in every line of her figure.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cunningham loosened his revolver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not in the circle.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Rebellion was in every line of her figure.
straightened out
From this reading Cunningham loosened his revolver.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not in the circle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading Rebellion was in every line of her figure.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Cunningham loosened his revolver.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not in the circle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was crouched down on the grass amid a group of women.
Chapter 4 of The strange people by Murray Leinster holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 4 holds 467 sentences of The strange people, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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