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Traveling Companion Wanted

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Traveling Companion Wanted is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!
You remember Regan.
He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.
It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.
It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.
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Traveling Companion Wanted

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Traveling Companion Wanted is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!
Line 2
You remember Regan.
Line 3
He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.
Line 4
It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.
/ɪt wɪndz daʊn frʌm ðə ˈtʃæmpiən diːp ɪn ðə ətˈlæntɪk ənd kʌmz aʊt ˈsʌmwer ɔːf bɑːmˈbeɪ/
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It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Atlantic noun US /ətˈlæntɪk/

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading “It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.”

Bombay noun US /bɑːmˈbeɪ/

a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

From this reading “It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.”

Champion noun US /ˈtʃæmpiən/

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading “It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.”

emerge verb US /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading “It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.”

overboard adverb US /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/

to extremes

From this reading “He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.”

pop verb US /pɑːp/

bulge outward

From this reading “It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.”

spacesuit noun US /ˈspeɪsuːt/

a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space

From this reading “He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.”

underworld noun US /ˈʌndərwɜːrld/

the criminal class

From this reading “It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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fell overboard verb + particle

In this reading “He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.”

comes out verb + adjective counted as “come out”

appear or become visible; make a showing

In this reading “It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

BombaynounUS /bɑːmˈbeɪ/

a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/

the lower side of anything

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

ChampionnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

DeepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

doz

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

emergeverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

exps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

grt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

He's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

minounUS /miː/

destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/

to extremes

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

popverbUS /pɑːp/

bulge outward

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

Regan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You remember Regan.

relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/

provide physical relief, as from pain

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading You remember Regan.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/

in or at or to some place

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

spacesuitnounUS /ˈspeɪsuːt/

a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

transp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

underworldnounUS /ˈʌndərwɜːrld/

the criminal class

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It took Regan a week to pop in one end of that underworld river and emerge at the other.

wheelverbUS /wiːl/

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading To share exps., relieve at wheel--must be able drive under grt. pressure--in return transp. doz. mi. or so under ocean bottom!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He's the man who fell overboard in a spacesuit and found that there really is a passage to India.

windsnounUS /wɪndz/

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading It winds down from the Champion Deep in the Atlantic and comes out somewhere off Bombay.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You remember Regan.

Chapter 1 of Traveling Companion Wanted by Richard Wilson holds 485 sentences, grouped into 97 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 485 sentences of Traveling Companion Wanted, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.

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Share
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Relieve
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Wheel--must
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Drive
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