Chapter 3 of Police Your Planet is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Police Your Planet is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's. "Coming here myself," he explained. "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher. Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you. Hey, Mother!"
Chapter 3 of Police Your Planet is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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close interaction
From this reading “"Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.”
plural of “goon” — an awkward stupid person
From this reading “Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.”
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
From this reading “THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “"Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.”
one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
From this reading “"Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.”
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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 "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Coming here myself," he explained.
close interaction
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Coming here myself," he explained.
set up or found
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
plural of “goon” — an awkward stupid person
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Coming here myself," he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hey, Mother!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Coming here myself," he explained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "Mother got ahold of a load of snow, and sent me out to contact a big pusher.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
at the time that
From this reading THE GRAFT IS GREEN Izzy seemed surprised when he found that Gordon was turning in to the quasi-secret entrance to Mother Corey's.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Coming back, the goons picked me up and gave me the job on you.
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