Chapter 11 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily. "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment." "Then what's the use?" said Anti. "I'm not interested in merely reducing. I'll still be bigger than a house.
Chapter 11 of Address: Centauri is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading “"There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."”
not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
From this reading “"Then what's the use?" said Anti.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “I'll still be bigger than a house.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “"There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “"I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “"There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."”
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
From this reading “"I'm not interested in merely reducing.”
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading “"There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."”
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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 may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
From this reading "Then what's the use?" said Anti.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
large or big relative to something else
From this reading I'll still be bigger than a house.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I'll still be bigger than a house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll still be bigger than a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not interested in merely reducing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm not interested in merely reducing.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading "I'm not interested in merely reducing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
and nothing more
From this reading "I'm not interested in merely reducing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not interested in merely reducing.
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
From this reading "I'm not interested in merely reducing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
express in words
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
not in physical motion
From this reading I'll still be bigger than a house.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'll still be bigger than a house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then what's the use?" said Anti.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
the act of using
From this reading "Then what's the use?" said Anti.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then what's the use?" said Anti.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There may be a lower limit beyond which it's dangerous to continue the cold acid treatment."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't say you would," said Jordan hastily.
Chapter 11 of Address: Centauri by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 413 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 11 holds 413 sentences of Address: Centauri, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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