Chapter 2 of Meteor strike! is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Meteor strike! is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!" "It's down." "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there. Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed. If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
Chapter 2 of Meteor strike! is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.”
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading “"Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"”
in an airtight manner
From this reading “Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.”
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading “"Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"”
-ing form of “pump” — operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “"It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.”
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."”
established irrevocably
From this reading “Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"”
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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 "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"
for the reason that
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It's down."
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading "Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
in an airtight manner
From this reading Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's down."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading "Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"
-ing form of “pump” — operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading If it doesn't get good air, it can rot."
established irrevocably
From this reading Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Listen, that QB cargo isn't hermetically sealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's down less than half a point, Irv, and that's because you've stopped pumping air in there.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Irv, look at your blasted pressure gauge!"
Chapter 2 of Meteor strike! by Donald E. Westlake holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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 2 holds 473 sentences of Meteor strike!, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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