Chapter 16 of Nomad is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Nomad is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator. "Pilot! Technician! Navigator! Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
Chapter 16 of Nomad is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.”
a person who communicates with others
From this reading “Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.”
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading “Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"”
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading “Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.”
the ship's officer in charge of navigation
From this reading “Navigator!”
operate an airplane
From this reading “"Pilot!”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.”
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
From this reading “Technician!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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possessing life
From this reading Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
any person at all
From this reading Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
a person who communicates with others
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
the ship's officer in charge of navigation
From this reading Navigator!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
operate an airplane
From this reading "Pilot!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
From this reading Technician!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Forcing himself into the seat, Guy snapped the safety belt and then reached for the communicator.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Isn't there anybody alive on this crate!"
Chapter 16 of Nomad by George O. (George Oliver) Smith 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 16 holds 409 sentences of Nomad, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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