Chapter 7 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly. He turned to Greg. "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...." "Move," Johnny Coombs said. With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
Chapter 7 of Gold in the Sky is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
From this reading “With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.”
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading “"You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.”
“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 “"Move," Johnny Coombs said.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.”
English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
From this reading “"Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly.”
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a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Move," Johnny Coombs said.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned to Greg.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Greg.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
“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 "Move," Johnny Coombs said.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Move," Johnny Coombs said.
with speed
From this reading "Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly.
not in physical motion
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
carry out
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
From this reading "Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Greg.
male cat
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
in the direction of
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to Greg.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well ... well, that's good, that's good," Tawney said quickly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Tawney between them, Greg and Tom marched down the corridor toward the airlock, with Johnny bringing up the rear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't have to take me back ... the bargain is still good...."
Chapter 7 of Gold in the Sky by Alan Edward Nourse holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 388 sentences of Gold in the Sky, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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