Chapter 11 of Pattern for Conquest is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pattern for Conquest is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sounds good. So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace. Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks. "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two. We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
Chapter 11 of Pattern for Conquest is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading “"I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “"I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.”
turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading “So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.”
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.”
a space that is contained within another space
From this reading “So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.”
plural of “tech” — a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
From this reading “"I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.”
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delete or remove
In this reading “Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.”
pile up (debts or scores)
In this reading “We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.”
if there happens to be need
In this reading “We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.”
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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 So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
an occurrence of something
From this reading We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
an association of criminals
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Sounds good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
and nothing more
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Sounds good.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
a space that is contained within another space
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
plural of “tech” — a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We'll run up a couple of spaces, too, just in case.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So instead of pulling the middle out of a star we'll just rotate the middle into subspace.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Well we have our work cut out for us," smiled Hendricks.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "I'll get a corps of techs on subspace, and a gang working on the space two.
Chapter 11 of Pattern for Conquest by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 429 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.
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