Chapter 15 of Second stage Lensmen is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Second stage Lensmen is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That is all true," Lanion conceded. "Remarkable, but true. I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that. I can still kill myself at any moment I choose." "Right."
Chapter 15 of Second stage Lensmen is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."”
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “"That is all true," Lanion conceded.”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “"Remarkable, but true.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That is all true," Lanion conceded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Remarkable, but true.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading "That is all true," Lanion conceded.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is all true," Lanion conceded.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is all true," Lanion conceded.
a particular point in time
From this reading I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
unusual or striking
From this reading "Remarkable, but true.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right."
not in physical motion
From this reading I can still kill myself at any moment I choose."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is all true," Lanion conceded.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That is all true," Lanion conceded.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was, and remained throughout, myself; I checked constantly to be sure of that.
Chapter 15 of Second stage Lensmen by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 15 holds 392 sentences of Second stage Lensmen, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Second stage Lensmen by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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