Chapter 5 of The Planet Strappers is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Planet Strappers is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance. "All is well with you novices?" The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar. "No!" Tiflin whispered, pleading.
Chapter 5 of The Planet Strappers is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.”
-ing form of “crunch” — make a crushing noise
From this reading “The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.”
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
From this reading “The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.”
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading “The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.”
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading “The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.”
plural of “novice” — someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading “"All is well with you novices?"”
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading “The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.”
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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 The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All is well with you novices?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
-ing form of “crunch” — make a crushing noise
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
the act of consuming food
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All is well with you novices?"
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!"
plural of “novice” — someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading "All is well with you novices?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
by chance
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading Tiflin whispered, pleading.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tiflin whispered, pleading.
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The enquiring voice was a gruff drawl, mingled with crunching sounds of eating--perhaps a candy bar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "All is well with you novices?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Tiflin whispered, pleading.
a Caucasian
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The glinting, transparent ring with the barred white star was passing at a distance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All is well with you novices?"
Chapter 5 of The Planet Strappers by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 412 sentences of The Planet Strappers, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Planet Strappers by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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