Chapter 12 of Galactic Patrol is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Galactic Patrol is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I can help you," Kinnison declared. "For this, though, better have some props. Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red. I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold. How soon can you try 'em?"
Chapter 12 of Galactic Patrol is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.”
a cloth used to cover the eyes
From this reading “I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.”
United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
From this reading “Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.”
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading “Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.”
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.”
plural of “phone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.”
proper respect
From this reading “"For this, though, better have some props.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.”
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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 Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "For this, though, better have some props.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
a cloth used to cover the eyes
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can help you," Kinnison declared.
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I can help you," Kinnison declared.
increase twofold
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
a quad with a square body
From this reading How soon can you try 'em?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For this, though, better have some props.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "For this, though, better have some props.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I can help you," Kinnison declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How soon can you try 'em?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can help you," Kinnison declared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can help you," Kinnison declared.
engage in
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
plural of “phone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
proper respect
From this reading "For this, though, better have some props.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "For this, though, better have some props.
in the near future
From this reading How soon can you try 'em?"
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "For this, though, better have some props.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "For this, though, better have some props.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading How soon can you try 'em?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Make me a box--double Burbank controls, with five baby spots on it--orange, blue, green, purple and red.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can help you," Kinnison declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want the biggest set of head phones you've got, and a thick, black blindfold.
Chapter 12 of Galactic Patrol by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 12 holds 392 sentences of Galactic Patrol, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Galactic Patrol by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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