Chapter 7 of The Cosmic Looters is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Cosmic Looters is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood. She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner. She almost made it but not quite. Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless. Makvern sighed.
Chapter 7 of The Cosmic Looters is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.”
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.”
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading “Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Makvern sighed.”
slanderous defamation
From this reading “Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.”
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading “She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.”
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In this reading “Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.”
In this reading “Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.”
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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 Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She almost made it but not quite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She almost made it but not quite.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
the act of grasping
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She almost made it but not quite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She almost made it but not quite.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She almost made it but not quite.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Makvern sighed.
slanderous defamation
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
not in physical motion
From this reading Makvern hit her full on with a crackling charge and she fell and lay still and senseless.
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She dropped her hand to the grip of her own stunner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
a Caucasian
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brinna's face was now absolutely white, with her red mouth showing on it like a smear of blood.
Chapter 7 of The Cosmic Looters by Edmond Hamilton holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 7 holds 258 sentences of The Cosmic Looters, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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