Chapter 20 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's only one answer, boys," said Connel. "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship. I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this." The jet boat was crowded. Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.
Chapter 20 of Danger in Deep Space is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading “I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “The jet boat was crowded.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “"Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “The jet boat was crowded.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.”
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “"Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.”
transport commercially
From this reading “"Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.”
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
react verbally
From this reading "There's only one answer, boys," said Connel.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The jet boat was crowded.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "There's only one answer, boys," said Connel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's only one answer, boys," said Connel.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The jet boat was crowded.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading The jet boat was crowded.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's only one answer, boys," said Connel.
and nothing more
From this reading "There's only one answer, boys," said Connel.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's only one answer, boys," said Connel.
transport commercially
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Alfie, the smallest, was sitting on Astro's lap.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Loring and Mason have escaped and taken over the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's only one answer, boys," said Connel.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
male cat
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The jet boat was crowded.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I can't think of any other reason Tom would abandon us like this."
Chapter 20 of Danger in Deep Space by Carey Rockwell holds 206 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.
Chapter 20 holds 206 sentences of Danger in Deep Space, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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