Chapter 12 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Connie commander grunted. He was afraid, Rip realized. The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be. Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand. "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
Chapter 12 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “The Connie commander grunted.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “The Connie commander grunted.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “He was afraid, Rip realized.”
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “"So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “He was afraid, Rip realized.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.”
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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 The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He was afraid, Rip realized.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The Connie commander grunted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Connie commander grunted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading The Connie commander grunted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was afraid, Rip realized.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
not any; not one
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He was afraid, Rip realized.
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
tear or be torn violently
From this reading He was afraid, Rip realized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
cut with a saw
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
believed likely
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Connie commander grunted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Galliene saw Rip's black uniform and hurried to shake his hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was afraid, Rip realized.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Connie suspected a trick, and he had no idea what it might be.
which person or people
From this reading "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "So this is the young lieutenant who is responsible!
Chapter 12 of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 398 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.
Chapter 12 holds 398 sentences of Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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