Chapter 5 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was. Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines. He labored lovingly, fanatically. Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple. It was almost idiotically uncomplicated.
Chapter 5 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading “Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.”
in a passionately fanatic manner
From this reading “He labored lovingly, fanatically.”
in an idiotic manner
From this reading “It was almost idiotically uncomplicated.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “He labored lovingly, fanatically.”
of or relating to or associated with the moon
From this reading “Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.”
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.”
lacking complexity
From this reading “It was almost idiotically uncomplicated.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was almost idiotically uncomplicated.
a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
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From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
in a passionately fanatic manner
From this reading He labored lovingly, fanatically.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He labored lovingly, fanatically.
in an idiotic manner
From this reading It was almost idiotically uncomplicated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
lacking natural ease
From this reading He labored lovingly, fanatically.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
with fondness; with love
From this reading He labored lovingly, fanatically.
of or relating to or associated with the moon
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
the common people generally
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Like most spectacular discoveries, the Dabney field was basically simple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
lacking complexity
From this reading It was almost idiotically uncomplicated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines.
Chapter 5 of Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster 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 5 holds 428 sentences of Operation: Outer Space, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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