Chapter 7 of Space Tug 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 Tug is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joe looked out the window. In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets. There was another flight above and farther away. Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation. They dived down through the clouds.
Chapter 7 of Space Tug is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading “They dived down through the clouds.”
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading “In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.”
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading “Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.”
characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
From this reading “In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.”
plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.”
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.”
the time between occurrences of a repeating event
From this reading “In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.”
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading “In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.”
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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 Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
one or the other of two
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe looked out the window.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Joe looked out the window.
clean or organized
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Joe looked out the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
cut with a saw
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
the time between occurrences of a repeating event
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe looked out the window.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Joe looked out the window.
Chapter 7 of Space Tug by Murray Leinster 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 Tug, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Space Tug by Murray Leinster 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.
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