Chapter 4 of The crystal planetoids is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The crystal planetoids is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Co-operate--and Live!" "Earth-Men, we are not impatient! We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets? So take a little time. Consult with one another.
Chapter 4 of The crystal planetoids is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
get or ask advice from
From this reading “Consult with one another.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?”
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading “We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “"Earth-Men, we are not impatient!”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?”
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading “We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?”
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?”
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading “We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Consult with one another.”
In this reading “So take a little time.”
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 So take a little time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Co-operate--and Live!"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Consult with one another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Earth-Men, we are not impatient!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Co-operate--and Live!"
get or ask advice from
From this reading Consult with one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Earth-Men, we are not impatient!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading "Earth-Men, we are not impatient!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So take a little time.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Co-operate--and Live!"
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Earth-Men, we are not impatient!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Consult with one another.
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So take a little time.
carry out
From this reading So take a little time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So take a little time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Earth-Men, we are not impatient!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Consult with one another.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We know your minds work like rusty hinges--but what else can be expected of the minor planets?
Chapter 4 of The crystal planetoids by Stanton A. (Stanton Arthur) Coblentz holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 4 holds 108 sentences of The crystal planetoids, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The crystal planetoids by Stanton A. (Stanton Arthur) Coblentz exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 108 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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