Chapter 18 of On the Trail of the Space Pirates is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of On the Trail of the Space Pirates is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine. Simms nodded his head. "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate. "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar. If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
Chapter 18 of On the Trail of the Space Pirates is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading “If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.”
release after a security has been paid
From this reading “If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.”
make a strident sound
From this reading “"All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “"All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.”
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
From this reading “"We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.”
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading “"We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.”
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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 If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
(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 "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine.
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
release after a security has been paid
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
make a strident sound
From this reading "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
the act of departing
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Simms nodded his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Simms nodded his head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Simms nodded his head.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
From this reading "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simms nodded his head.
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All right, blast off," ordered the pirate.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading If it's a trap, head for asteroid fourteen, bail out in a jet boat, and let the scout keep going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll follow you and keep you spotted on radar.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you got everything straight?" asked Coxine.
Chapter 18 of On the Trail of the Space Pirates by Carey Rockwell holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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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