Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_In the Zed-light Glow_ "Try again. By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!" Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes. How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have? I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.”
refuse to comply
From this reading “By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"”
of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
From this reading “How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.”
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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 I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
anew
From this reading _In the Zed-light Glow_ "Try again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
any thing at all
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
refuse to comply
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
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 I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading _In the Zed-light Glow_ "Try again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the Zed-light Glow_ "Try again.
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
plural of “instrument” — a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In the Zed-light Glow_ "Try again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How much technical knowledge of signaling instruments did this brigand leader have?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
make an effort or attempt
From this reading _In the Zed-light Glow_ "Try again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I was tense and cold with apprehension as I sat in a corner of the helio-room, watching Snap.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miko scanned the apparatus with keen eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By the infernal, Snap Dean, if you do anything to balk us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _In the Zed-light Glow_ "Try again.
Chapter 18 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April by Harry [Editor] Bates holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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