Chapter 8 of Space Platform is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Space Platform is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joe brought up one bottle and then another. "We're all right. Haven't seen a soul." "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief. "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
Chapter 8 of Space Platform is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
From this reading “"A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “Joe brought up one bottle and then another.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “"Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Haven't seen a soul."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “"A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.”
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 Haven't seen a soul."
(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 "We're all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven't seen a soul."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We're all right.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Haven't seen a soul."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Haven't seen a soul."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "A car left Bootstrap less than twenty minutes behind you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Joe brought up one bottle and then another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're all right.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't mean a soul hasn't seen you," growled the Chief.
Chapter 8 of Space Platform by Murray Leinster holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 407 sentences of Space Platform, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Space Platform by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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