Chapter 12 of Armageddon, 1970 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Armageddon, 1970 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium. "Now what, Jack the Ripper?" "Now we go out and talk to them. First we let the gang out of the middle room, though." Mac flipped a switch.
Chapter 12 of Armageddon, 1970 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “disk” — something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading “They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.”
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading “Mac flipped a switch.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “First we let the gang out of the middle room, though."”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.”
a span of 1000 years
From this reading “They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.”
a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
From this reading “"Now what, Jack the Ripper?"”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “Mac flipped a switch.”
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In this reading “They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Now we go out and talk to them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
next to; at the side of
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
plural of “disk” — something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading Mac flipped a switch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
an association of criminals
From this reading First we let the gang out of the middle room, though."
in a gradual manner
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now we go out and talk to them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Now what, Jack the Ripper?"
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading First we let the gang out of the middle room, though."
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading First we let the gang out of the middle room, though."
a span of 1000 years
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now what, Jack the Ripper?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First we let the gang out of the middle room, though."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Now we go out and talk to them.
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
From this reading "Now what, Jack the Ripper?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading First we let the gang out of the middle room, though."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Mac flipped a switch.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Now we go out and talk to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Now we go out and talk to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading First we let the gang out of the middle room, though."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now we go out and talk to them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now we go out and talk to them.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They landed gently beside the two great silver disks, and Mac sat back and said, "Well," proudly, for it was his first landing in half a millennium.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now what, Jack the Ripper?"
Chapter 12 of Armageddon, 1970 by Robert W. Krepps holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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 12 holds 321 sentences of Armageddon, 1970, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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