Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_In the Blue-lit Corridor_ She came. I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension. There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door. The panel slid. I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.”
time without end
From this reading “I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.”
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading “There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.”
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “The panel slid.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “The panel slid.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _In the Blue-lit Corridor_ She came.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _In the Blue-lit Corridor_ She came.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading _In the Blue-lit Corridor_ She came.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.
time without end
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the Blue-lit Corridor_ She came.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.
not any; not one
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading The panel slid.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _In the Blue-lit Corridor_ She came.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The panel slid.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In the Blue-lit Corridor_ She came.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the slight hissing of the seal of my door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose it was no more than an hour: it seemed an eternity of apprehension.
in or at the place that
From this reading I had leaped from my bunk where in the darkness I was lying tense.
Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April by Harry [Editor] Bates holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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