Chapter 3 of Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We have our orders, men," he announced. Suddenly he laughed. He couldn’t help it. At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it. Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!
Chapter 3 of Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"We have our orders, men," he announced.”
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading “Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.”
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading “At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.”
win a victory over
From this reading “At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!”
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "We have our orders, men," he announced.
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn’t help it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have our orders, men," he announced.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We have our orders, men," he announced.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He couldn’t help it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He couldn’t help it.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Suddenly he laughed.
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the force of workers available
From this reading "We have our orders, men," he announced.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "We have our orders, men," he announced.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We have our orders, men," he announced.
win a victory over
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he laughed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first he had been completely overcome by the responsibility, and the magnitude of the job, but now he was getting used to the idea and he could see the adventure in it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have our orders, men," he announced.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Ten wild Planeteers riding an asteroid!
Chapter 3 of Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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