Chapter 1 of Leave, Earthmen—Or Die! is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Leave, Earthmen—Or Die! is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Leave, Earthmen--Or Die!" Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them. And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy! In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen. Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
Chapter 1 of Leave, Earthmen—Or Die! is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading “Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.”
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.”
plural of “denizen” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.”
gradually decreasing until little remains
From this reading “In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.”
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
From this reading “Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.”
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.”
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading “In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!”
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In this reading “In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.”
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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 And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
plural of “denizen” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Leave, Earthmen--Or Die!"
gradually decreasing until little remains
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
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From this reading "Leave, Earthmen--Or Die!"
an opposing military force
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
opinion or judgment
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
well known or easily recognized
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From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
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From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
go away from a place
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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
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From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
not any; not one
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Leave, Earthmen--Or Die!"
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
a male human offspring
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
a person loved by another person
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a dwindling spiral they circled the planet, and Murph's cold blue eyes studied the radarscreen.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things looked good: no sign of cities, social denizens or humanoids.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And to each it sounded familiar--a sweetheart, a son, a hated enemy!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison heard the alien voice warn them.
Chapter 1 of Leave, Earthmen—Or Die! by John Massie Davis holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 1 holds 173 sentences of Leave, Earthmen—Or Die!, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Leave, Earthmen—Or Die! by John Massie Davis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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