Chapter 13 of Talents, Incorporated is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Talents, Incorporated is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bors got nowhere, of course. His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene. He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields. It could be done in days. Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
Chapter 13 of Talents, Incorporated is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading “Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.”
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
From this reading “He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.”
drive or work too hard
From this reading “He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.”
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.”
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.”
with great urgency
From this reading “He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.”
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.
(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 His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could be done in days.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be done in days.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It could be done in days.
spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It could be done in days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It could be done in days.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could be done in days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
an insignificant place
From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
drive or work too hard
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
with great urgency
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
Chapter 13 of Talents, Incorporated by Murray Leinster holds 567 sentences, grouped into 114 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 13 holds 567 sentences of Talents, Incorporated, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
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