Chapter 7 of The last space ship is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The last space ship is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Two hours now," said the technician unhappily. "Too long!" said Kim. He unpacked his box. It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot. There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
Chapter 7 of The last space ship is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “He unpacked his box.”
impaired by diminution
From this reading “There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “"Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.”
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
From this reading “"Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.”
in an unpleasant way
From this reading “"Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.”
past form of “unpack” — remove from its packing
From this reading “He unpacked his box.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.”
In this reading “There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.”
In this reading “There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.”
In this reading “"Too long!" said Kim.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He unpacked his box.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
relating to or resembling a cone
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
impaired by diminution
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He unpacked his box.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He unpacked his box.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Too long!" said Kim.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Too long!" said Kim.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too long!" said Kim.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
in an unpleasant way
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
past form of “unpack” — remove from its packing
From this reading He unpacked his box.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
Chapter 7 of The last space ship by Murray Leinster holds 433 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 7 holds 433 sentences of The last space ship, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The last space ship by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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