Chapter 7 of Slave Planet is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Slave Planet is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It can be done," she went on flatly. "There are hundreds of ways." Then the smile again. "But you'd rather live, Johnny. You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
Chapter 7 of Slave Planet is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in an unqualified manner
From this reading “"It can be done," she went on flatly.”
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “"There are hundreds of ways."”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"But you'd rather live, Johnny.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"But you'd rather live, Johnny.”
on the contrary
From this reading “"But you'd rather live, Johnny.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Then the smile again.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “"There are hundreds of ways."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."”
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 “You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"It can be done," she went on flatly.”
In this reading “Then the smile again.”
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 You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
anew
From this reading Then the smile again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
divisible by two
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
in an unqualified manner
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
on the contrary
From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
let saliva drivel from the mouth
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Then the smile again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the smile again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the smile again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "There are hundreds of ways."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It can be done," she went on flatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you'd rather live, Johnny.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You'd rather live, even this way, being a slaver, than put an end to it and to yourself."
Chapter 7 of Slave Planet by Laurence M. Janifer holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 7 holds 447 sentences of Slave Planet, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Slave Planet by Laurence M. Janifer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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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