Chapter 5 of Space Tug is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Space Tug is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So he chuckled. The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet! This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us! How about it? Why can't we get back in?
Chapter 5 of Space Tug is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “So he chuckled.”
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!”
possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!”
someone who transmits a message
From this reading “The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about it?
(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 This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Why can't we get back in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why can't we get back in?
a person who is in charge
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading So he chuckled.
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Why can't we get back in?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he chuckled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How about it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why can't we get back in?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How about it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he chuckled.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
someone who transmits a message
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This crazy fool's tried to commit suicide for all of us!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why can't we get back in?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why can't we get back in?
in a wrathful manner
From this reading The Chief roared wrathfully into his transmitter: "Quiet!
Chapter 5 of Space Tug by Murray Leinster holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 5 holds 394 sentences of Space Tug, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Space Tug by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Space Tug, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
