Chapter 3 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly. "You know we've got to hurry." "You're tired," said Jordan. "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther." He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
Chapter 3 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with obstinate determination
From this reading “"Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “"Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."”
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading “"Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."”
put a harness
From this reading “He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"You know we've got to hurry."”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “"You're tired," said Jordan.”
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading “He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
with obstinate determination
From this reading "Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You know we've got to hurry."
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
put a harness
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "You know we've got to hurry."
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading "You're tired," said Jordan.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know we've got to hurry."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Half gravity or not, you can't carry me farther."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Get on my back," said Docchi doggedly.
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
in a swift manner
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "You're tired," said Jordan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You know we've got to hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know we've got to hurry."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He worked swiftly and the harness that had supported him on Docchi's back fell to the floor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know we've got to hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're tired," said Jordan.
Chapter 3 of Address: Centauri by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 415 sentences of Address: Centauri, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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