Chapter 11 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison. "We passed close by it. We saw it." "It had a moon," observed Cochrane. "A big one.
Chapter 11 of Operation: Outer Space is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"A big one.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “"We passed close by it.”
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
From this reading “"I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “"It had a moon," observed Cochrane.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"It had a moon," observed Cochrane.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “"We passed close by it.”
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “"I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.”
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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 "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A big one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We passed close by it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "We passed close by it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We passed close by it.
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A big one.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "We passed close by it.
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
cut with a saw
From this reading We saw it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We passed close by it.
Chapter 11 of Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 11 holds 438 sentences of Operation: Outer Space, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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