Chapter 5 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is there anything we can do, sir?" Koa asked. Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble. "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it. That's about all."
Chapter 5 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading “Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “"If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.”
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading “Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.”
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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 "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That's about all."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That's about all."
any thing at all
From this reading "Is there anything we can do, sir?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Koa asked.
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is there anything we can do, sir?"
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Is there anything we can do, sir?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there anything we can do, sir?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Koa asked.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Is there anything we can do, sir?"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's about all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there anything we can do, sir?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading Rip shook his head inside the transparent bubble.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Is there anything we can do, sir?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you have a good luck charm in your pocket, you might talk to it.
Chapter 5 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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