Chapter 2 of Subspace Survivors is here in full — 591 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Subspace Survivors is here in full — 591 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm afraid not. How about the other three, Herc?" "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime. If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete. Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
Chapter 2 of Subspace Survivors is here in full — 591 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/118 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
large but transportable armament
From this reading “Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."”
make denser, stronger, or purer
From this reading “Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."”
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading “If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.”
plural of “gangster” — a criminal who is a member of gang
From this reading “Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."”
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
From this reading “If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.”
plural of “hoodlum” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."”
plural of “racketeer” — someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
From this reading “Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."”
cover or stain with slime
From this reading “"With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about the other three, Herc?"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid not.
(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 Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
large but transportable armament
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
make denser, stronger, or purer
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
plural of “gangster” — a criminal who is a member of gang
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How about the other three, Herc?"
plural of “hoodlum” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How about the other three, Herc?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm afraid not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading How about the other three, Herc?"
plural of “racketeer” — someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
cover or stain with slime
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
refrain from harming
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How about the other three, Herc?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading How about the other three, Herc?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading If Lopresto is a financier, I'm an angel, with wings and halo complete.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "With thanks to you, Barbara, for the word; slime.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gangsters; hoodlums; racketeers; you'd have to open every can of concentrate aboard to find all their spare artillery."
Chapter 2 of Subspace Survivors by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 591 sentences, grouped into 119 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 2 holds 591 sentences of Subspace Survivors, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.
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