Chapter 10 of This Giddy Globe is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of This Giddy Globe is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet. People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice. There is nowhere else to live. The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile? _The Reader._ ...
Chapter 10 of This Giddy Globe is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the sky
From this reading “THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.”
fit for habitation
From this reading “THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.”
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
From this reading “THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “There is nowhere else to live.”
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
of or relating to the sky
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
let fall to the ground
From this reading The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is nowhere else to live.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
fit for habitation
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nowhere else to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
not any; not one
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
an insignificant place
From this reading There is nowhere else to live.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading _The Reader._ ...
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with “like” or “as”)
From this reading The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is nowhere else to live.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Giddy Globe ...* * Isn't it about time to drop this personal simile?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People live on it, to be sure, but they have no choice.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
which person or people
From this reading THE HABITABLE GLOBE The term "Habitable Globe" was doubtless invented by some Celestial Humorist who had never visited this planet.
Chapter 10 of This Giddy Globe by Oliver Herford holds 18 sentences, grouped into 4 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 18 sentences of This Giddy Globe, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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