Chapter 9 of Space Platform is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Space Platform is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very much," said Joe. He sat down. "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?" "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley. "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
Chapter 9 of Space Platform is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a strident sound
From this reading “"They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “"They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “"What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “"Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.”
having the identity known or established
From this reading “"They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “"They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.”
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “"Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.”
plural of “surface” — the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “"What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
make a strident sound
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
a relief pilot on an airplane
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
power to direct or determine
From this reading "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat down.
having the identity known or established
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
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From this reading "Very much," said Joe.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Very much," said Joe.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Very much," said Joe.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down.
plural of “surface” — the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're in the jet blast!" said the co-pilot, now identified as Brick Talley.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very much," said Joe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What about the control surfaces on pushpots?"
at the time that
From this reading "Like the V Two rockets when the Germans made 'em.
Chapter 9 of Space Platform by Murray Leinster holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 417 sentences of Space Platform, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Space Platform by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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