Chapter 11 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cadet _Higgins_!" Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space. "Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply. "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!" "You did, sir," replied Alfie.
Chapter 11 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.”
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “"Cadet _Higgins_!"”
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading “Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.”
a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc
From this reading “Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.”
the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.”
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.”
past form of “squeak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “"Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply.”
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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 "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading "Cadet _Higgins_!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did, sir," replied Alfie.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cadet _Higgins_!"
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
ten 10s
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply.
a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
the brightest star in Leo
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "You did, sir," replied Alfie.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply.
asked for
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
past form of “squeak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading "Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Major Connel's voice roared over the ship's intercom as the giant rocket cruiser _Polaris_ blasted smoothly through space.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," squeaked Alfie in reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did, sir," replied Alfie.
Chapter 11 of Danger in Deep Space by Carey Rockwell holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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