Chapter 12 of Rip Foster Rides 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 XII
Chapter 12 of Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So that was to be the Consops story! Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman. "Oh, no, Commander! You misunderstand. We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
Chapter 12 of Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “"Oh, no, Commander!”
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading “We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.”
approval
From this reading “Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.”
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading “You misunderstand.”
medium for communication
From this reading “We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading "Oh, no, Commander!
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
approval
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
a person of French nationality
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading You misunderstand.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, Commander!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no, Commander!
and nothing more
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
with speed
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
medium for communication
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
a special situation
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So that was to be the Consops story!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had no way of communicating by radio, so I did the only thing we could do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rip thought quickly, then held up his hand in a shocked gesture that would have done credit to the Frenchman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You misunderstand.
Chapter 12 of Rip Foster Rides 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 Rides the Gray Planet, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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