Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930

Chapter II

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The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally, _Whoo-oo-oo-oo!_ and was silent for the regulation period, and blew desolately again into the clinging gray mist that ringed her all about.

Her decks were wet and glistening.

Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

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Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow. Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally, _Whoo-oo-oo-oo!_ and was silent for the regulation period, and blew desolately again into the clinging gray mist that ringed her all about. Her decks were wet and glistening. Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck. A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

Line 2

Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally, _Whoo-oo-oo-oo!_ and was silent for the regulation period, and blew desolately again into the clinging gray mist that ringed her all about.

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Her decks were wet and glistening.

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Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

Line 5

A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally, _Whoo-oo-oo-oo!_ and was silent for the regulation period, and blew desolately again into the clinging gray mist that ringed her all about.”

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally, _Whoo-oo-oo-oo!_ and was silent for the regulation period, and blew desolately again into the clinging gray mist that ringed her all about.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

again

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all

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Almirante

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From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

Away

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besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

big

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

blasts

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

blew

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clinging

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course

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

dead

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From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

deck

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

deck-stanchions

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

decks

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From this reading Her decks were wet and glistening.

depressing

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

desolately

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dismal

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

dismally

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dripped

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

Droplets

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

edge

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

engines

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From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

fog

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

funnels

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glistening

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From this reading Her decks were wet and glistening.

going

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From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

Gomez

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From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

gray

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

horn

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

lay

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

mist

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monster

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

outer

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

period

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promenade

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

regulation

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ringed

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roof

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

sending

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

silent

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siren

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slow

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From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

soggily

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

steamer

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

swirling

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

time

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

water

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From this reading Droplets of water stood upon the deck-stanchions, and dripped from the outer edge of the roof above the promenade deck.

went

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From this reading A thin, swirling fog lay soggily upon the water and the big steamer went dead slow upon her course, sending dismal and depressing blasts from her horn from time to time.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The engines of the _Almirante Gomez_ were going dead slow.

wet

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From this reading Her decks were wet and glistening.

Whoo-oo-oo-oo

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