Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Trapped_ "Spawn! Hold!" There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl. The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches. His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shining intensely
From this reading “The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.”
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading “The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.”
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.”
call forth
From this reading “_Trapped_ "Spawn!”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.”
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.”
forced to turn and face attackers
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.
In this reading “The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
shining intensely
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
a young female
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold!"
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
the act of departing
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
call forth
From this reading _Trapped_ "Spawn!
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading The blood drained from his face, leaving his dark eyes blazing like torches.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading _Trapped_ "Spawn!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His hamlike fist went back, but Perona sprang for him and clutched him.
at the time that
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was an instant when it seemed that Spawn would strike the girl.
Chapter 16 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 272 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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