Chapter 8 of Galactic Patrol is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Galactic Patrol is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, I know the plan. I also know that we will not crush them. So do you. We both know that our advantage will be only temporary." The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
Chapter 8 of Galactic Patrol is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."”
in addition
From this reading “I also know that we will not crush them.”
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “I also know that we will not crush them.”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “"Yes, I know the plan.”
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading “We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."”
not moved to serious regard
From this reading “The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.”
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."
in addition
From this reading I also know that we will not crush them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."
the two together, not just one
From this reading We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading I also know that we will not crush them.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So do you.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I know the plan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, I know the plan.
someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I also know that we will not crush them.
and nothing more
From this reading We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "Yes, I know the plan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So do you.
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading We both know that our advantage will be only temporary."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I also know that we will not crush them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I know the plan.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I also know that we will not crush them.
not moved to serious regard
From this reading The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I also know that we will not crush them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I also know that we will not crush them.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I know the plan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So do you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young Lensman, unimpressed, was in deadly earnest.
Chapter 8 of Galactic Patrol by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 402 sentences of Galactic Patrol, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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