Chapter 33 of The Girl in the Golden Atom is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Girl in the Golden Atom is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog. There was dismay in his voice. The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe. "How many do you make out; they look like three to me." The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.
Chapter 33 of The Girl in the Golden Atom is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “There was dismay in his voice.”
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.”
softly bright or radiant
From this reading “The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading There was dismay in his voice.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was dismay in his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was dismay in his voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
softly bright or radiant
From this reading The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.
engage in
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
any loose flowing garment
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
having a supporting base
From this reading The Big Business Man, standing beside him, clutched at his robe.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
lacking natural ease
From this reading The Doctor strained his eyes into the dim, luminous distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was dismay in his voice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
in the direction of
From this reading THE DECISION "Giants!" exclaimed the Doctor, staring across the country towards Orlog.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was dismay in his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was dismay in his voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How many do you make out; they look like three to me."
Chapter 33 of The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 33 holds 140 sentences of The Girl in the Golden Atom, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 33 of The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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