Chapter 8 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cochrane grinned. "Good publicity--if we needed it! Actually, they've boosted the show. From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before. Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
Chapter 8 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in actual fact
From this reading “Actually, they've boosted the show.”
past form of “boost” — increase
From this reading “Actually, they've boosted the show.”
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Cochrane grinned.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.”
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading “From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.”
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading “"Good publicity--if we needed it!”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.”
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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 From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
in actual fact
From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
past form of “boost” — increase
From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cochrane grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
every person
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Cochrane grinned.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
Chapter 8 of Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster holds 430 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 430 sentences of Operation: Outer Space, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 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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