Chapter 7 of The Friendly Killers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Friendly Killers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THRILL-MILLS, F.O.B. The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species. Unto death. The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it. Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
Chapter 7 of The Friendly Killers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading “Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.”
in another and different manner
From this reading “The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it.”
between or among planets
From this reading “Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.”
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading “The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.”
absolutely still
From this reading “The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.”
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading “The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.”
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.”
the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
From this reading “Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.”
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.
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In this reading “Unto death.”
In this reading “Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it.
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
(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 Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
from appearances alone
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading THRILL-MILLS, F.O.B.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Unto death.
in another and different manner
From this reading The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it.
divisible by two
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading THRILL-MILLS, F.O.B.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
between or among planets
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
not any; not one
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THRILL-MILLS, F.O.B.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
absolutely still
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The fourth, it seemed, felt differently about it.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THRILL-MILLS, F.O.B.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
an old word for “to”
From this reading Unto death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first three Kel Celeste rooted out were loyal to their species.
at the time that
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
From this reading Even life in the FedGov's interplanetary zoo, apparently, was acceptable, when weighed against no life at all.
Chapter 7 of The Friendly Killers by S. M. Tenneshaw holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 163 sentences of The Friendly Killers, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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