Chapter 11 of Deathworld is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Deathworld is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished. All for nothing. The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless. He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him. He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
Chapter 11 of Deathworld is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.”
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.”
past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.”
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading “The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.”
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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 The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
(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 All for nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.
past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
without stop or interruption
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All for nothing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
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 The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All for nothing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
and nothing more
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
transport commercially
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
light from a torch or torches
From this reading He chewed his lip as the sun set and the work continued by torchlight.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The only way Jason could get them to stop would be to admit the ship was useless.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would be killed then and the grubber chances would die with him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The work went on and there was a good chance they would die long before it was finished.
Chapter 11 of Deathworld by Harry Harrison holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 11 holds 411 sentences of Deathworld, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Deathworld by Harry Harrison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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