Chapter 4 of Combat is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Combat is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hank said, "Wait. How long is this going to take? And _can_ you help me if you want to? Where are these extraterrestrials?" Georgi looked down at him.
Chapter 4 of Combat is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “extraterrestrial” — a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
From this reading “Where are these extraterrestrials?"”
the act of departing
From this reading “How long is this going to take?”
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading “Hank said, "Wait.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “And _can_ you help me if you want to?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Georgi looked down at him.”
carry out
From this reading “How long is this going to take?”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Hank said, "Wait.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “And _can_ you help me if you want to?”
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In this reading “Georgi looked down at him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And _can_ you help me if you want to?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are these extraterrestrials?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Georgi looked down at him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And _can_ you help me if you want to?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Georgi looked down at him.
plural of “extraterrestrial” — a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
From this reading Where are these extraterrestrials?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Georgi looked down at him.
the act of departing
From this reading How long is this going to take?
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading Hank said, "Wait.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading And _can_ you help me if you want to?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Georgi looked down at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How long is this going to take?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And _can_ you help me if you want to?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How long is this going to take?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long is this going to take?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Georgi looked down at him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And _can_ you help me if you want to?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hank said, "Wait.
carry out
From this reading How long is this going to take?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Where are these extraterrestrials?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How long is this going to take?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How long is this going to take?
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Hank said, "Wait.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And _can_ you help me if you want to?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are these extraterrestrials?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And _can_ you help me if you want to?
Chapter 4 of Combat by Mack Reynolds holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 399 sentences of Combat, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Combat by Mack Reynolds exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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About 134 minutes of reading across 324 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Combat, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
