Chapter 3 of Space Tug is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Space Tug is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mike's wizened face became tense and angry. Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it." "Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly. "They smash the Platform _when_ we get to it! They smash us both up together.
Chapter 3 of Space Tug is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “"Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.”
possessive form of “mike” — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."”
hit hard
From this reading “Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
the two together, not just one
From this reading They smash us both up together.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading "Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly.
possessive form of “mike” — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly.
hit hard
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They smash us both up together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They smash us both up together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They smash us both up together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
at the time that
From this reading "They smash the Platform _when_ we get to it!
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.
Chapter 3 of Space Tug by Murray Leinster holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 404 sentences of Space Tug, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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