Chapter 17 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back! I will go!" "But Commander--" "Armed? The hell he is not! Spawn said no.
Chapter 17 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “"But Commander--" "Armed?”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “"But Commander--" "Armed?”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “_The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “The hell he is not!”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “_The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “_The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!”
call forth
From this reading “Spawn said no.”
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In this reading “_The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!”
secure and keep for possible future use or application
In this reading “_The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!”
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 of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading "But Commander--" "Armed?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Commander--" "Armed?
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading "But Commander--" "Armed?
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading _The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will go!"
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading _The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hell he is not!
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading The hell he is not!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will go!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hell he is not!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading _The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading _The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!
not any; not one
From this reading Spawn said no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The hell he is not!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Spawn said no.
call forth
From this reading Spawn said no.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Murder in the Garden_ "Hans, keep back!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go!"
Chapter 17 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 17 holds 179 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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