Chapter 5 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said. But we were not where we should be. The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course. And then I realized the factor of error. There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
Chapter 5 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.”
quick to understand
From this reading “"Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “And then I realized the factor of error.”
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading “And then I realized the factor of error.”
of or relating to or caused by gravitation
From this reading “There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.”
as might be expected
From this reading “"Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.”
set in advance
From this reading “The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “And then I realized the factor of error.”
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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 There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then I realized the factor of error.
quick to understand
From this reading "Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But we were not where we should be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we were not where we should be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading And then I realized the factor of error.
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading And then I realized the factor of error.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.
of or relating to or caused by gravitation
From this reading There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then I realized the factor of error.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.
as might be expected
From this reading "Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we were not where we should be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then I realized the factor of error.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.
set in advance
From this reading The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading And then I realized the factor of error.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But we were not where we should be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then I realized the factor of error.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Cometara_ was off her predetermined course.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we were not where we should be.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But we were not where we should be.
in or at the place that
From this reading But we were not where we should be.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you're just naturally apprehensive," Grantline said.
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