Chapter 17 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window. Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on. He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve. He was somewhere at the crater base now. But not where I thought I saw him!
Chapter 17 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “He was somewhere at the crater base now.”
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading “He was somewhere at the crater base now.”
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.”
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading “He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.”
having lost your job
From this reading “Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.”
without delay; in a summary manner
From this reading “Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.”
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(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 He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading He was somewhere at the crater base now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not where I thought I saw him!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading He was somewhere at the crater base now.
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
having lost your job
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But not where I thought I saw him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not where I thought I saw him!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was somewhere at the crater base now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
cut with a saw
From this reading But not where I thought I saw him!
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
in or at or to some place
From this reading He was somewhere at the crater base now.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
without delay; in a summary manner
From this reading Miko had feared he might be summarily fired on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
in or at that place or location
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But not where I thought I saw him!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was somewhere at the crater base now.
in or at the place that
From this reading But not where I thought I saw him!
during the time that
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading My thoughts whirled in the few seconds while I stood there at the tower window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had gone back to his camp, equipped all his lights with the Benson curve.
Chapter 17 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Brigands of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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