Chapter 2 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in. Ross yawned and stretched. Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad. Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall. Ross sighed and put away the writer.
Chapter 2 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.”
plural of “doodle” — an aimless drawing
From this reading “Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.”
-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading “TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.”
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading “Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.”
-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading “Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Ross yawned and stretched.”
possessive form of “saturn” — a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading “TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “Ross yawned and stretched.”
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In this reading “TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.”
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
In this reading “Ross sighed and put away the writer.”
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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 TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
(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 Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
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From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ross sighed and put away the writer.
for a short time
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
plural of “doodle” — an aimless drawing
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
and nothing more
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ross sighed and put away the writer.
-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading Ross yawned and stretched.
possessive form of “saturn” — a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Ross sighed and put away the writer.
move stealthily
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Ross yawned and stretched.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
very small
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
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From this reading Only somehow, the doodles all seemed to end up resembling Veta Hall.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading TROUBLE ON JAPETUS Time passed slowly, hovering there high above tiny Japetus, waiting for Saturn's shadow and a chance to slip in.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Then, taking out his writer, he doodled briefly on an astrogation pad.
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Ross yawned and stretched.
Chapter 2 of You Can't Buy Eternity! by Dwight V. Swain holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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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