Chapter 9 of Revolt of the Outworlds is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Revolt of the Outworlds is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them. The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin. Alan was at the controls. The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway. The atomic pistol was unwavering in his hand.
Chapter 9 of Revolt of the Outworlds is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to or comprising atoms
From this reading “The atomic pistol was unwavering in his hand.”
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading “The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.”
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading “Alan was at the controls.”
increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
From this reading “Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.”
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading “Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.”
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.”
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading “The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “The atomic pistol was unwavering in his hand.”
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In this reading “The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.”
In this reading “The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.”
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From this reading Alan was at the controls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alan was at the controls.
of or relating to or comprising atoms
From this reading The atomic pistol was unwavering in his hand.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
power to direct or determine
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading Alan was at the controls.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The atomic pistol was unwavering in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading The atomic pistol was unwavering in his hand.
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading The six man crew of the spaceship sat in the control cabin.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cold and lifeless, the surface of the moon expanded before them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading The atomic pistol was unwavering in his hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alan was at the controls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reporter stood at the door, facing them with his back to the companionway.
Chapter 9 of Revolt of the Outworlds by Stephen Marlowe holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 234 sentences of Revolt of the Outworlds, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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