Chapter 12 of Planet explorer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Planet explorer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily. It spun. It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness. Very gradually the oscillations died. There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
Chapter 12 of Planet explorer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arc” — electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading “It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.”
in an insane manner
From this reading “The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.”
the state of containing nothing
From this reading “It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.”
past form of “oscillate” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading “It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.”
plural of “oscillation” — the process of oscillating between states
From this reading “Very gradually the oscillations died.”
of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
From this reading “There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.”
in a subtle manner
From this reading “There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.”
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a boat that is small
In this reading “The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.”
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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 There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
plural of “arc” — electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
in an insane manner
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
the state of containing nothing
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It spun.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
past form of “oscillate” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
plural of “oscillation” — the process of oscillating between states
From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
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From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading It spun.
in a subtle manner
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
in a violent manner
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
Chapter 12 of Planet explorer by Murray Leinster holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 12 holds 403 sentences of Planet explorer, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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