Chapter 4 of Space Tug is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Space Tug is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously. "Tell 'em you're a hero! Tell 'em you're wonderful! I'll tell 'em how useless it is!" Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
Chapter 4 of Space Tug is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “"Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “"Tell 'em you're a hero!”
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
From this reading “Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.”
plural of “screen” — a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.”
someone who transmits a message
From this reading “"Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"”
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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 "Tell 'em you're a hero!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Tell 'em you're a hero!
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading "Tell 'em you're a hero!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
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From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
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From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
cut with a saw
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
plural of “screen” — a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
express in words
From this reading "Tell 'em you're a hero!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
someone who transmits a message
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Tell 'em you're wonderful!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell 'em you're a hero!
Chapter 4 of Space Tug by Murray Leinster holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 421 sentences of Space Tug, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Space Tug by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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