Chapter 1 of We Run From the Hunted! is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of We Run From the Hunted! is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We Run From The Hunted! Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal. But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan! I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch! Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
Chapter 1 of We Run From the Hunted! is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!”
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “We Run From The Hunted!”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!”
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading “Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"”
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading “I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.”
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.
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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 Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We Run From The Hunted!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading We Run From The Hunted!
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
by chance
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We Run From The Hunted!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We Run From The Hunted!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Running a hunting camp on Venus appeared to be a good deal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We Run From The Hunted!
at the time that
From this reading Do you always have to read to me when I'm shaving?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I dabbed at the nick on my jaw with a towel and said, "Ouch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But like any business, you had to attract customers--and maybe a Wompan!
Chapter 1 of We Run From the Hunted! by Stephen Marlowe holds 566 sentences, grouped into 114 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 1 holds 566 sentences of We Run From the Hunted!, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
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