Chapter 4 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_L'Envoi_ (By Peter Hagstrom, M.D.) My solution of the message practically ends the story. Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun. A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night. I told him the story and showed him my photographs.
Chapter 4 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.”
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “My solution of the message practically ends the story.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “I told him the story and showed him my photographs.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “My solution of the message practically ends the story.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “My solution of the message practically ends the story.”
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading “A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.”
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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 Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told him the story and showed him my photographs.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _L'Envoi_ (By Peter Hagstrom, M.D.)
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _L'Envoi_ (By Peter Hagstrom, M.D.)
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
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From this reading _L'Envoi_ (By Peter Hagstrom, M.D.)
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him the story and showed him my photographs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him the story and showed him my photographs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
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From this reading _L'Envoi_ (By Peter Hagstrom, M.D.)
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _L'Envoi_ (By Peter Hagstrom, M.D.)
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From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
the head of a city government
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
according to the clock
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading _L'Envoi_ (By Peter Hagstrom, M.D.)
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading I told him the story and showed him my photographs.
almost; nearly
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I told him the story and showed him my photographs.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My solution of the message practically ends the story.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Events followed each other from then on like bullets from a machine-gun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him the story and showed him my photographs.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild drive in a taxicab brought me to the door of Mayor Anderson at ten o'clock that night.
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