Chapter 3 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They didn't," Johnny said grimly. "No Patrol ship would ever do this. Somebody else has been here since." He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges. "Hydroponics are all right.
Chapter 3 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.”
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading “He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.”
plural of “gauge” — a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
From this reading “He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"They didn't," Johnny said grimly.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"They didn't," Johnny said grimly.”
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “"No Patrol ship would ever do this.”
plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
From this reading “He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.”
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(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 "Hydroponics are all right.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hydroponics are all right.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Somebody else has been here since."
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
power to direct or determine
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They didn't," Johnny said grimly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No Patrol ship would ever do this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody else has been here since."
at any time
From this reading "No Patrol ship would ever do this.
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
plural of “gauge” — a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "They didn't," Johnny said grimly.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somebody else has been here since."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Somebody else has been here since."
a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
From this reading "Hydroponics are all right.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "They didn't," Johnny said grimly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No Patrol ship would ever do this.
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading "No Patrol ship would ever do this.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Hydroponics are all right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They didn't," Johnny said grimly.
transport commercially
From this reading "No Patrol ship would ever do this.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Somebody else has been here since."
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody else has been here since."
plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They didn't," Johnny said grimly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No Patrol ship would ever do this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to the control panel, flipped switches, checked gauges.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No Patrol ship would ever do this.
Chapter 3 of Gold in the Sky by Alan Edward Nourse holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 409 sentences of Gold in the Sky, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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