Chapter 5 of Sabotage in Space is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Sabotage in Space is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We passed!" Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets. "Yeow!" bellowed Astro. "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice. "We made it!"
Chapter 5 of Sabotage in Space is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “"Yeow!" bellowed Astro.”
a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
From this reading “Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.”
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “"We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.”
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading “Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.”
plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
From this reading “Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.”
publicly displayed
From this reading “Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.”
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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 "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading "Yeow!" bellowed Astro.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
a brief written record
From this reading "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "We passed!"
publicly displayed
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
male cat
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "We made it," murmured Roger with a note of disbelief in his voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We passed!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom turned away from the lists posted on the dormitory bulletin board and with his arms around Astro and Roger pushed through the knot of cadets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeow!" bellowed Astro.
Chapter 5 of Sabotage in Space by Carey Rockwell holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 5 holds 185 sentences of Sabotage in Space, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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