Chapter 3 of Spacemen lost is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Spacemen lost is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll be right over." To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along? This may be interesting." Naylo shook his head. "We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.
Chapter 3 of Spacemen lost is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.”
wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
From this reading “"We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “This may be interesting."”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “"We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Naylo shook his head.”
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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?”
In this reading “To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?”
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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 "We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be right over."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
From this reading "We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Naylo shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll be right over."
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading This may be interesting."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This may be interesting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Naylo shook his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'll be right over."
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading "We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'll be right over."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Naylo shook his head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This may be interesting."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading To his second officers Viggon said, "Want to come along?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've a bit of a problem to haggle over.
Chapter 3 of Spacemen lost by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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