Chapter 10 of Planet of the Damned is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Planet of the Damned is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Perfect," she answered. "You're both going to have to help me." She switched into the Disan language. "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen? Signal me when it is empty.
Chapter 10 of Planet of the Damned is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Signal me when it is empty.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"You're both going to have to help me."”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “She switched into the Disan language.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “"Perfect," she answered.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “Signal me when it is empty.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?”
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “She switched into the Disan language.”
look attentively
From this reading “"Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Perfect," she answered.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
the two together, not just one
From this reading "You're both going to have to help me."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She switched into the Disan language.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Signal me when it is empty.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
the act of departing
From this reading "You're both going to have to help me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You're both going to have to help me."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "You're both going to have to help me."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She switched into the Disan language.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Signal me when it is empty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Signal me when it is empty.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading She switched into the Disan language.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're both going to have to help me."
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "Perfect," she answered.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perfect," she answered.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Signal me when it is empty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading She switched into the Disan language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She switched into the Disan language.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're both going to have to help me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
look attentively
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
at the time that
From this reading Signal me when it is empty.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ulv, would you find some place where you can watch the street without being seen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're both going to have to help me."
Chapter 10 of Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison holds 427 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 10 holds 427 sentences of Planet of the Damned, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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