Chapter 13 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 XIII
Chapter 13 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there. We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_. We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity. I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar. We were out on the Lunar surface.
Chapter 13 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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moving quickly and lightly
From this reading “We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.”
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading “I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.”
in an irrational manner
From this reading “We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.”
of or relating to or associated with the moon
From this reading “We were out on the Lunar surface.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.”
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading “We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
later than; following
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
only a very short time before
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
(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 We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
in an irrational manner
From this reading We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading I fell a dozen feet and landed with barely a jar.
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
of or relating to or associated with the moon
From this reading We were out on the Lunar surface.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were out on the Lunar surface.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We were out on the Lunar surface.
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From this reading We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.
transport commercially
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading We were out on the Lunar surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I closed the locks after us: an instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying in there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We slid down the sloping side of the _Planetara_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
Chapter 13 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 13 holds 411 sentences of Brigands of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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