Chapter 8 of One Against the Moon is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of One Against the Moon is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless. Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio. "Did you get hit?" "No," said Robin. "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
Chapter 8 of One Against the Moon is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “chip” — break off (a piece from a whole)
From this reading “"Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.”
command with authority
From this reading “"Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.”
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading “Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.”
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading “"Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.”
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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In this reading “Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.
inflected form of “chip” — break off (a piece from a whole)
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you get hit?"
command with authority
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did you get hit?"
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Did you get hit?"
the act of retaining something
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
not in physical motion
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Robin.
above and across; more than
From this reading Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Robin.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robin lay flat against the ground, holding himself motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Peter's voice came over his helmet-radio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Something may have chipped my helmet but there's no leak, so I guess it wasn't a direct shot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get hit?"
Chapter 8 of One Against the Moon by Donald A. Wollheim holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 428 sentences of One Against the Moon, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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