Chapter 6 of Tomorrow the World! is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Tomorrow the World! is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was some two hours before sunrise. I was dressing, packing leisurely. There was a knock at the door. My light was on. I could not pretend to be asleep.
Chapter 6 of Tomorrow the World! is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “I could not pretend to be asleep.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “I was dressing, packing leisurely.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “It was some two hours before sunrise.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “There was a knock at the door.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “I was dressing, packing leisurely.”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “I was dressing, packing leisurely.”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “I could not pretend to be asleep.”
the first light of day
From this reading “It was some two hours before sunrise.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was some two hours before sunrise.”
In this reading “It was some two hours before sunrise.”
In this reading “There was a knock at the door.”
In this reading “There was a knock at the door.”
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 There was a knock at the door.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I could not pretend to be asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could not pretend to be asleep.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some two hours before sunrise.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not pretend to be asleep.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading I was dressing, packing leisurely.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was some two hours before sunrise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was dressing, packing leisurely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some two hours before sunrise.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading I was dressing, packing leisurely.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading My light was on.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My light was on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not pretend to be asleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My light was on.
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading I was dressing, packing leisurely.
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading I could not pretend to be asleep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some two hours before sunrise.
the first light of day
From this reading It was some two hours before sunrise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could not pretend to be asleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was some two hours before sunrise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some two hours before sunrise.
Chapter 6 of Tomorrow the World! by Robert W. Krepps holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 6 holds 61 sentences of Tomorrow the World!, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Tomorrow the World! by Robert W. Krepps exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 61 sentences, grouped into 13 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 13 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Tomorrow the World!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
