Chapter 7 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim. "So they've bought him off, have they? Go bring him in here, Gregg. We'll have it out with him now." Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
Chapter 7 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"So they've bought him off, have they?”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “_A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “_A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “_A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.”
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 _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "So they've bought him off, have they?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Go bring him in here, Gregg.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go bring him in here, Gregg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go bring him in here, Gregg.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So they've bought him off, have they?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Go bring him in here, Gregg.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So they've bought him off, have they?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Go bring him in here, Gregg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We'll have it out with him now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We'll have it out with him now."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "So they've bought him off, have they?
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We'll have it out with him now."
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So they've bought him off, have they?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So they've bought him off, have they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So they've bought him off, have they?
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Traitor, and a Passing Asteroid_ Captain Carter was grim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll have it out with him now."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Snap, Dr. Frank, Balch, our first officer, and I were in the captain's chart-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We'll have it out with him now."
Chapter 7 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March by Various holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 7 holds 173 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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