Chapter 4 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters. At that level, the conversation didn't last long. "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?" The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set. Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.
Chapter 4 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “At that level, the conversation didn't last long.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “"And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.”
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.”
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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In this reading “Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.
rid of obstructions
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading At that level, the conversation didn't last long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that level, the conversation didn't last long.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.
divisible by two
From this reading The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
and nothing more
From this reading "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"
immediately past
From this reading At that level, the conversation didn't last long.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading At that level, the conversation didn't last long.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At that level, the conversation didn't last long.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that level, the conversation didn't last long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GULFERS Ross carried it clear to Commandant Padora, at FedGov Security headquarters.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Ross ran his tongue along dry lips.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The commandant's voice rang chill, even through the com-set.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And just what is your mission, Mr. Ross?"
Chapter 4 of You Can't Buy Eternity! by Dwight V. Swain holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 4 holds 286 sentences of You Can't Buy Eternity!, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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