Chapter 11 of Search the Sky is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Search the Sky is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bernie shrugged rebelliously. “So what? So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?” “A different order of machines, Bernie! Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
Chapter 11 of Search the Sky is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.”
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading “Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading ““A different order of machines, Bernie!”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?””
plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?””
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?””
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Bernie shrugged rebelliously.”
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In this reading “Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.”
In this reading “So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?””
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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 “A different order of machines, Bernie!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bernie shrugged rebelliously.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “A different order of machines, Bernie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
at any time
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “A different order of machines, Bernie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
in a rebellious manner
From this reading Bernie shrugged rebelliously.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Bernie shrugged rebelliously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So what?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Believe me, that blue light was something as far from any safety device I ever heard of as the starships are from oxcarts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “So what?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So they’ve got some kinds of machines you don’t have on Halsey’s Planet?”
Chapter 11 of Search the Sky by Frederik Pohl holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 425 sentences of Search the Sky, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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