Chapter 6 of The Time Armada is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Time Armada is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff. He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all. Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds. Nonsense! Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
Chapter 6 of The Time Armada is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.”
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.”
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?”
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?”
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 “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
In this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
In this reading “Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.”
In this reading “He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.”
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 He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
bringing death
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Nonsense!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had thought like a child to have taken the impossible gamble at all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had thought like a child to have believed he could have done more than bluff.
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Was not a high stake worth the toss of any dice?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Already he had committed a fatal error, and he knew that were it not for his physical appearance the farce would not have lasted ten seconds.
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