Chapter 14 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 14 of Police Your Planet is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported. But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime. Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head. "That does it, gov'nor. It ain't honest, treating us this way.
Chapter 14 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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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.”
United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
From this reading “FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.”
without good reason
From this reading “FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.”
work done in addition to regular working hours
From this reading “But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.”
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.”
superlative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.”
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading “It ain't honest, treating us this way.”
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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 But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
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From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
carefully weighed
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That does it, gov'nor.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That does it, gov'nor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
without good reason
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
work done in addition to regular working hours
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That does it, gov'nor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
superlative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
at the time that
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
in or at the place that
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
people who are wounded
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
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