Chapter 5 of Vassals of the Lode-Star is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Vassals of the Lode-Star is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thor's lips curled in anger. "Always Aava!" "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way. I fell here. I don't know what happened to the others.
Chapter 5 of Vassals of the Lode-Star is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"Always Aava!"”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Thor's lips curled in anger.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “Thor's lips curled in anger.”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “I fell here.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I don't know what happened to the others.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Thor's lips curled in anger.”
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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 fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Always Aava!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Always Aava!"
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Thor's lips curled in anger.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Thor's lips curled in anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know what happened to the others.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I fell here.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I don't know what happened to the others.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I fell here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fell here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thor's lips curled in anger.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know what happened to the others.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Thor's lips curled in anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know what happened to the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thor's lips curled in anger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know what happened to the others.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We fought a rear-guard fight, all the way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don't know what happened to the others.
Chapter 5 of Vassals of the Lode-Star by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of Vassals of the Lode-Star, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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