Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp. The audience sat frozen. On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished. A moment, and then the spell broke. A girl in the audience screamed.
Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “The audience sat frozen.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “_"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A girl in the audience screamed.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “A moment, and then the spell broke.”
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “_"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.”
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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 _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The audience sat frozen.
lacking funds
From this reading A moment, and then the spell broke.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The audience sat frozen.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
a young female
From this reading A girl in the audience screamed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A girl in the audience screamed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment, and then the spell broke.
a woman murderer
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
not any; not one
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The audience sat frozen.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A girl in the audience screamed.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading A moment, and then the spell broke.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The audience sat frozen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A moment, and then the spell broke.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
having passed out of existence
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _"Why, This Is Treason!"_ There was a gasp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.
Chapter 15 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 by Harry [Editor] Bates holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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 15 holds 337 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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