Chapter 11 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Triumph!_ "Is he conscious? We'd better take him back, get his helmet off." "It's over. We can get back now. Venza, dear, we've won--it's over."
Chapter 11 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 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.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."”
intentionally conceived
From this reading “_Triumph!_ "Is he conscious?”
dearly loved
From this reading “Venza, dear, we've won--it's over."”
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading “We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."”
carry out
From this reading “We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “Venza, dear, we've won--it's over."”
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.
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “We can get back now.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can get back now.
intentionally conceived
From this reading _Triumph!_ "Is he conscious?
dearly loved
From this reading Venza, dear, we've won--it's over."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Triumph!_ "Is he conscious?
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Triumph!_ "Is he conscious?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's over.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We can get back now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's over.
carry out
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading _Triumph!_ "Is he conscious?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Venza, dear, we've won--it's over."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can get back now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'd better take him back, get his helmet off."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Venza, dear, we've won--it's over."
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Venza, dear, we've won--it's over."
Chapter 11 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Various holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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 11 holds 44 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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