Chapter 6 of Space Viking is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Space Viking is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said. "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops." "The books from the Eglonsby library?" "Yes. I learned a curious thing about Amaterasu.
Chapter 6 of Space Viking is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 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.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “I learned a curious thing about Amaterasu.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “"That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “"The books from the Eglonsby library?"”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “"That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “"One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."”
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “"One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."”
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 "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I learned a curious thing about Amaterasu.
later than; following
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
From this reading I learned a curious thing about Amaterasu.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "The books from the Eglonsby library?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I learned a curious thing about Amaterasu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The books from the Eglonsby library?"
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The books from the Eglonsby library?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I learned a curious thing about Amaterasu.
a room where books are kept
From this reading "The books from the Eglonsby library?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
a special situation
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "One thing, I had time to do a little reading, between stops."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That load will be a come-down, after what the _Space Scourge_ took back, but we didn't want to send the _Rozinante_ back empty," he said.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 6 of Space Viking by H. Beam Piper holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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