Chapter 10 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?" Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly. "What do you want?" asked Roger. "Just talk. Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
Chapter 10 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading “Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.”
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.”
a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
From this reading “Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.”
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 "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you want?" asked Roger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want?" asked Roger.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Just talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
be seated
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
From this reading "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
express in speech
From this reading "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
having a supporting base
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Just talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let's sit down at this table, eh?" said the little man, taking the cadet by the arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want?" asked Roger.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want?" asked Roger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Roger turned from the automatic food dispenser and stared at a wizened little man standing beside him, grinning up at him toothlessly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can I speak with you a minute, spaceman?"
Chapter 10 of Danger in Deep Space by Carey Rockwell holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 279 sentences of Danger in Deep Space, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Danger in Deep Space by Carey Rockwell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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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