Chapter 10 of The White Invaders is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The White Invaders is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling. "Don't you think so? Sit here by me. We will stay here for a time now." Tako had a small flat rock for a table.
Chapter 10 of The White Invaders is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
From this reading “_Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.”
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “_Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Tako had a small flat rock for a table.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Tako had a small flat rock for a table.”
be seated
From this reading “Sit here by me.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “We will stay here for a time now."”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Tako had a small flat rock for a table.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
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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 We will stay here for a time now."
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sit here by me.
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you think so?
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Tako had a small flat rock for a table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We will stay here for a time now."
the act of departing
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tako had a small flat rock for a table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sit here by me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sit here by me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will stay here for a time now."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Tako had a small flat rock for a table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
be seated
From this reading Sit here by me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tako had a small flat rock for a table.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't you think so?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We will stay here for a time now."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Tako had a small flat rock for a table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Don't you think so?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We will stay here for a time now."
precisely as stated
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Weird Battleground!_ "We have it going very well," said Tako, chuckling.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will stay here for a time now."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you think so?
Chapter 10 of The White Invaders by Ray Cummings holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 10 holds 127 sentences of The White Invaders, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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