Chapter 7 of Four-Day Planet is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Four-Day Planet is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good enough. I'll want a bottle of liquor. My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink. If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do. If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
Chapter 7 of Four-Day Planet is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “I'll want a bottle of liquor.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “I'll want a bottle of liquor.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.”
arousing affect
From this reading “My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'll want a bottle of liquor.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
later than; following
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading I'll want a bottle of liquor.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
take in liquids
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Good enough.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good enough.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll want a bottle of liquor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading I'll want a bottle of liquor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
not any; not one
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll want a bottle of liquor.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading If one man can get in and put a couple of guards to sleep, an army can get in after him."
a person, without saying who
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
arousing affect
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My breath needs a little touching up, and I may want to offer somebody a drink.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I'll want a bottle of liquor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I could get inside that place, there's no telling what I might be able to do.
Chapter 7 of Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper holds 438 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.
Chapter 7 holds 438 sentences of Four-Day Planet, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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