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Chapter 3 of The swamp was upside down is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation. It slides. It's really a swamp upside down. On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there. We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
Chapter 3 of The swamp was upside down is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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flow off gradually
From this reading “We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.”
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
From this reading “Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.”
in a fastidious and painstaking manner
From this reading “Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.”
plural of “slide” — a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading “It slides.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.”
under the level of the ground
From this reading “Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.”
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading “It's really a swamp upside down.”
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an area of 640 acres
In this reading “We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.”
In this reading “We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.”
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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 Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It's really a swamp upside down.
flow off gradually
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
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From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
ten 10s
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It slides.
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From this reading It's really a swamp upside down.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
not divisible by two
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
and nothing more
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
in a fastidious and painstaking manner
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It's really a swamp upside down.
of objects having a top and bottom
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
plural of “slide” — a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading It slides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
make square
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
under the level of the ground
From this reading Hardwick said painstakingly: "In a sense, the trouble here is that there's a swamp underground, made by irrigation.
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading It's really a swamp upside down.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
precisely as stated
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On Soris II we had a very odd problem, only the swamp was right-side-up there.
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From this reading We'd several hundred square miles of swamp that could be used if we could drain it.
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