Chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline. "Get your helmets on! How many? Six? Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.
Chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.”
plural of “helmet” — armor plate that protects the head
From this reading “"Get your helmets on!”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “How many?”
violating or tending to violate or offend against
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “_Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Six?”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading _Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get your helmets on!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.
plural of “helmet” — armor plate that protects the head
From this reading "Get your helmets on!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.
immediately past
From this reading Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many?
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading _Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Get your helmets on!
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading _Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading Enough--get back there, Williams--you were last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Desperate Offensive_ "In with you!" ordered Grantline.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get your helmets on!
Chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Various holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 8 holds 215 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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