Chapter 13 of The Impossibles is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Impossibles is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Fine," Malone said. "I've got work to do." He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her. "Come on, Dorothea. Where's Boyd?"
Chapter 13 of The Impossibles is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Fine," Malone said.”
set up or found
From this reading “He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"I've got work to do."”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “"Fine," Malone said.”
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “"I've got work to do."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's Boyd?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, Dorothea.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I've got work to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine," Malone said.
set up or found
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got work to do."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got work to do."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading "Fine," Malone said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, Dorothea.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Fine," Malone said.
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading He looked around, found Dorothea and signaled to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've got work to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's Boyd?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I've got work to do."
Chapter 13 of The Impossibles by Randall Garrett holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 13 holds 419 sentences of The Impossibles, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Impossibles by Randall Garrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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