Chapter 7 of Spacehounds of IPC is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Spacehounds of IPC is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!" Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder. "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn? You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all. Get up, you--breakfast will be all spoiled directly!"
Chapter 7 of Spacehounds of IPC is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sexually unresponsive
From this reading “A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.”
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
From this reading “You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.”
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.”
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading “"Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?”
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading “A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.”
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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 A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
(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 "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Get up, you--breakfast will be all spoiled directly!"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Get up, you--breakfast will be all spoiled directly!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
without deviation
From this reading Get up, you--breakfast will be all spoiled directly!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
sexually unresponsive
From this reading A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get up, you--breakfast will be all spoiled directly!"
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
an expression of greeting
From this reading A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading Get up, you--breakfast will be all spoiled directly!"
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nadia strode purposely into Stevens' room and seized him by the shoulder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading A Frigid Civilization "Hi, Percival Van Schravendyck Stevens!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
at the time that
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Get up, you--breakfast will be all spoiled directly!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading You answered me when I pounded on the partition with a hammer, but I don't believe that you woke up at all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all the way to Saturn?
Chapter 7 of Spacehounds of IPC by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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