Chapter 2 of Beneath the Red World's Crust is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Beneath the Red World's Crust is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"About the water?" Nick asked. "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that? Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet." "Luck," Susan replied seriously.
Chapter 2 of Beneath the Red World's Crust is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."”
the act of drilling
From this reading “Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"Luck," Susan replied seriously.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick asked.”
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Luck," Susan replied seriously.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"Luck," Susan replied seriously.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About the water?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Nick asked.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
the act of drilling
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Luck," Susan replied seriously.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick asked.
above and across; more than
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Luck," Susan replied seriously.
in a serious manner
From this reading "Luck," Susan replied seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Luck," Susan replied seriously.
express in words
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "About the water?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Hammer had us drilling all over the planet."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "About the water?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How come your father didn't tell Harmon about that?
Chapter 2 of Beneath the Red World's Crust by Erik Fennel holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 430 sentences of Beneath the Red World's Crust, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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