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Chapter 5 of Four-Day Planet is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said. "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it. But I'm going to have a lot to do." "Yes," I agreed. "Dodging bullets, for one."
Chapter 5 of Four-Day Planet is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “"Dodging bullets, for one."”
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “"There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.”
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading “"Dodging bullets, for one."”
a full supply
From this reading “"That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.”
claim back
From this reading “"There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.”
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading “"There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.”
cover with wax
From this reading “"There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.”
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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 But I'm going to have a lot to do."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Yes," I agreed.
(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 "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading "Dodging bullets, for one."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm going to have a lot to do."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I'm going to have a lot to do."
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading "Dodging bullets, for one."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dodging bullets, for one."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
the act of departing
From this reading But I'm going to have a lot to do."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm going to have a lot to do."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading But I'm going to have a lot to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Dodging bullets, for one."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
a full supply
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
claim back
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
express a supposition
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "That'll be plenty of time, I suppose," Murell said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I'm going to have a lot to do."
cover with wax
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," I agreed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's all that wax you have stored, and what I can get out of the Co-operative stores from crews that reclaim it.
Chapter 5 of Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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