Chapter 4 of The last space ship is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The last space ship is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim. "That's the danger! We know! When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us. In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.
Chapter 4 of The last space ship is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.”
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading “When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.”
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading “In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “"Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “"Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.”
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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 When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
at or in or to any place
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "That's the danger!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
the head of a city government
From this reading "Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading "Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the danger!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Sinab Two!" snorted the Mayor of Steadheim.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
under normal conditions
From this reading In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We know!
at the time that
From this reading When a man becomes a criminal anywhere he's sent to us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the First Galaxy a man with brains usually becomes a criminal.
Chapter 4 of The last space ship by Murray Leinster holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of The last space ship, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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