Chapter 20 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us. Miko held Anita. Triumphant. Possessive. Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
Chapter 20 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading “Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.”
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading “Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.”
serving to express or indicate possession
From this reading “Possessive.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “_The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “Triumphant.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “_The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “_The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miko held Anita.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Miko held Anita.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miko held Anita.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
serving to express or indicate possession
From this reading Possessive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then as she struggled, a gentleness came to this strange Martian giant.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Triumphant.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading _The Wreck of the_ Planetara On the _Planetara_, in the helio-room, Snap and I stood with Moa's weapon upon us.
Chapter 20 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April by Harry [Editor] Bates holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 20 holds 386 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science April, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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