Chapter 5 of The Whispering Spheres is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Whispering Spheres is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside. "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced. Masters grunted: "Yeah? Indians had bows and arrows, too. Look at what happened to them."
Chapter 5 of The Whispering Spheres is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “Indians had bows and arrows, too.”
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “Indians had bows and arrows, too.”
cover from sight
From this reading “AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.”
the act of digging
From this reading “AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Masters grunted: "Yeah?”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “"We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.”
not only so, but
From this reading “Masters grunted: "Yeah?”
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 "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
on or to one side
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
cover from sight
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
the act of digging
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Masters grunted: "Yeah?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
in or at the place that
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
not only so, but
From this reading Masters grunted: "Yeah?
Chapter 5 of The Whispering Spheres by R. R. (Russell Robert) Winterbotham holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 89 sentences of The Whispering Spheres, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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