Chapter 10 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline. Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal." "Yes." The line of men were first to descend. Dr. Frank led them.
Chapter 10 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “The line of men were first to descend.”
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading “Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."”
casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
From this reading “Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The line of men were first to descend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Frank led them.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The line of men were first to descend.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Dr. Frank led them.
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Dr. Frank led them.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The line of men were first to descend.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
the force of workers available
From this reading The line of men were first to descend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dr. Frank led them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The line of men were first to descend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Miko shouted up at me: "Haljan, hold our shipboard gravity normal."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 10 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 411 sentences of Brigands of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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