Chapter 11 of First on the Moon is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of First on the Moon is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gordon Nagel?" The professor turned the name over in his mind. "Yes, I believe I recall him. Let's see, that would have been about...." He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.
Chapter 11 of First on the Moon is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"Yes, I believe I recall him.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The professor turned the name over in his mind.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The professor turned the name over in his mind.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"Yes, I believe I recall him.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Let's see, that would have been about...."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Let's see, that would have been about...."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Yes, I believe I recall him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gordon Nagel?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's see, that would have been about...."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, I believe I recall him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I believe I recall him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's see, that would have been about...."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gordon Nagel?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
above and across; more than
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "Yes, I believe I recall him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let's see, that would have been about...."
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let's see, that would have been about...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading He paused, looking thoughtfully into space.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The professor turned the name over in his mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Let's see, that would have been about...."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I believe I recall him.
Chapter 11 of First on the Moon by Jeff Sutton holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 290 sentences of First on the Moon, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of First on the Moon by Jeff Sutton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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.
Work through the 58 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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