Chapter 9 of Occasion ... for Disaster is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Occasion ... for Disaster is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I get the idea," Malone said. "Or I think I do. But what's causing it? Sunspots? Little green men?"
Chapter 9 of Occasion ... for Disaster is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of causing something to happen
From this reading “But what's causing it?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"I get the idea," Malone said.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “Little green men?"”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"I get the idea," Malone said.”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “"I get the idea," Malone said.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Little green men?"”
plural of “sunspot” — a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
From this reading “Sunspots?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"Or I think I do.”
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In this reading “Little green men?"”
In this reading “"I get the idea," Malone said.”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what's causing it?
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading But what's causing it?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Or I think I do.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I get the idea," Malone said.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Little green men?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I get the idea," Malone said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I get the idea," Malone said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But what's causing it?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little green men?"
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading "I get the idea," Malone said.
the force of workers available
From this reading Little green men?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or I think I do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I get the idea," Malone said.
plural of “sunspot” — a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
From this reading Sunspots?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I get the idea," Malone said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Or I think I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what's causing it?
Chapter 9 of Occasion ... for Disaster by Randall Garrett holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 9 holds 394 sentences of Occasion ... for Disaster, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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