Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Various holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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 16 holds 238 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment. I had thought Anita would have on her helmet. But she was reluctant, or confused. "Gregg." "We've got to get out of here!
Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “_A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was reluctant, or confused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she was reluctant, or confused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to get out of here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to get out of here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gregg."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
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From this reading "We've got to get out of here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
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From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We've got to get out of here!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But she was reluctant, or confused.
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From this reading "We've got to get out of here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she was reluctant, or confused.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was reluctant, or confused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've got to get out of here!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Speck Amid the Stars_ I was only inactive a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to get out of here!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had thought Anita would have on her helmet.
