Chapter 7 of Space Station 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Space Station 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I see," Corriston said. "But I asked you a question you didn't answer. How much do you stand to get out of this? What is your split, your percentage? Don't tell me; I'll guess.
Chapter 7 of Space Station 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading “"But I asked you a question you didn't answer.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"But I asked you a question you didn't answer.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Don't tell me; I'll guess.”
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
From this reading “What is your split, your percentage?”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"But I asked you a question you didn't answer.”
separate into parts or portions
From this reading “What is your split, your percentage?”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “How much do you stand to get out of this?”
express in words
From this reading “Don't tell me; I'll guess.”
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.
move out of or depart from
In this reading “How much do you stand to get out of this?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
react verbally
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see," Corriston said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see," Corriston said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I see," Corriston said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see," Corriston said.
separate into parts or portions
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?
be standing; be upright
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
express in words
From this reading Don't tell me; I'll guess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How much do you stand to get out of this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I asked you a question you didn't answer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your split, your percentage?
Chapter 7 of Space Station 1 by Frank Belknap Long holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of Space Station 1, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Space Station 1 by Frank Belknap Long exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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