Chapter 9 of Planet of the Damned is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Planet of the Damned is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box. Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm. She sighed and her eyes closed again. When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter. A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
Chapter 9 of Planet of the Damned is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the dead body of a human being
From this reading “A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.”
free or available for use or disposition
From this reading “There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.”
a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
From this reading “There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.”
a unit of length of thread or yarn
From this reading “Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.”
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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 one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
anew
From this reading She sighed and her eyes closed again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
lacking funds
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She sighed and her eyes closed again.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
free or available for use or disposition
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She sighed and her eyes closed again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
a unit of length of thread or yarn
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
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From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
not any; not one
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
cut with a saw
From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed and her eyes closed again.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She sighed and her eyes closed again.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he saw she was resting easily, he dragged in the tarpaulin-wrapped body of the magter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a one-shot disposable hypodermic in the box.
at the time that
From this reading Lea made no protest when he broke the seal and pressed the needle against her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A work-bench ran along one wall and he struggled the corpse up onto it.
Chapter 9 of Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 416 sentences of Planet of the Damned, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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