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Lords of the Stratosphere

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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_To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.
"Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?
Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?
We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.
To your places, everyone!
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Lords of the Stratosphere

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Lords of the Stratosphere is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.
Line 2
"Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?
/mʌst wiː ədˈmɪt ɪn ðə ˈveri bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ ʌv ˈaʊər ˌrevəˈluːʃən ðæt wiː ɑːr ˈvʌlnərəbəl/
Line 3
Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?
/mʌst wiː kənˈfes ðə fɪrz tuː wɪtʃ ɔːl hjuːˈmænɪti ɪz er/
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We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.
/wiː hæd nɑːt θɔːt aʊərˈselvz ˈlaɪəbəl tuː əˈtæk bʌt ðer stɪl ɪz ə weɪ tuː dɪˈstrɔɪ ðiːz əpˈstɑːrts/
Line 5
To your places, everyone!
/tuː jɔːr ˈpleɪsəz ˈevriwʌn/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

destroy verb US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading “We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.”

everyone pronoun US /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading “To your places, everyone!”

heir noun US /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading “Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?”

liable adjective US /ˈlaɪəbəl/

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

From this reading “We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.”

Rescue verb US /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

revolution noun US /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading “"Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?”

upstarts noun US /əpˈstɑːrts/

plural of “upstart” — an arrogant or presumptuous person

From this reading “We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.”

vulnerable adjective US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

susceptible to attack

From this reading “"Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

attacknounUS /əˈtæk/

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

confessverbUS /kənˈfes/

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?

controlnounUS /kənˈtroʊl/

power to direct or determine

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

destroyverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading To your places, everyone!

fearsnounUS /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

heirnounUS /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?

humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/

the quality of being humane

From this reading Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?

liableadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪəbəl/

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading To your places, everyone!

rangverbUS /ræŋ/

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

RescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

Sitsumi

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From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

upstartsnounUS /əpˈstɑːrts/

plural of “upstart” — an arrogant or presumptuous person

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

vulnerableadjectiveUS /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

susceptible to attack

From this reading "Must we admit in the very beginning of our revolution that we are vulnerable?

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We had not thought ourselves liable to attack, but there still is a way to destroy these upstarts.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Must we confess the fears to which all humanity is heir?

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _To the Rescue_ "Why should we run?" the voice of Sitsumi suddenly rang out in the control room.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To your places, everyone!

Chapter 11 of Lords of the Stratosphere by Arthur J. Burks holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

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Chapter 11 holds 189 sentences of Lords of the Stratosphere, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

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Seemed
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Fitting
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Proper
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Greatest
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