Chapter 3 of The Galaxy Primes is here in full — 616 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Galaxy Primes is here in full — 616 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi. As they were about to separate, Garlock said: "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable. Are you any good at mind-bombing?" "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
Chapter 3 of The Galaxy Primes is here in full — 616 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “"I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “"I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.”
suitable to be expended
From this reading “"I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “"I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.”
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading “As they were about to separate, Garlock said:”
travel slowly
From this reading “Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “"I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.”
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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 "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As they were about to separate, Garlock said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were about to separate, Garlock said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Are you any good at mind-bombing?"
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
suitable to be expended
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Are you any good at mind-bombing?"
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you any good at mind-bombing?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As they were about to separate, Garlock said:
Identical; not different.
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading As they were about to separate, Garlock said:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
travel slowly
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were about to separate, Garlock said:
a special situation
From this reading "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lola and Garlock went to town in the same taxi.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they were about to separate, Garlock said:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I never heard of such a thing."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't like those hell-divers, yellow, green, or any other color; and you, Brownie, are very definitely not expendable.
Chapter 3 of The Galaxy Primes by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 616 sentences, grouped into 124 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 3 holds 616 sentences of The Galaxy Primes, unabridged, divided into 124 reading sections.
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