Chapter 7 of The Planet Strappers is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Planet Strappers is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Eileen, the Queen of Serene? Gimp!--is _that_ so, too?" "Yep--sort of. Our Eileen. Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
Chapter 7 of The Planet Strappers is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 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.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.”
set up or found
From this reading “Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “"Eileen, the Queen of Serene?”
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “"Eileen, the Queen of Serene?”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"Yep--sort of.”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eileen, the Queen of Serene?
set up or found
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading Gimp!--is _that_ so, too?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gimp!--is _that_ so, too?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Eileen, the Queen of Serene?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Eileen.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "Eileen, the Queen of Serene?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading "Eileen, the Queen of Serene?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gimp!--is _that_ so, too?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Yep--sort of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gimp!--is _that_ so, too?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Eileen, the Queen of Serene?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Gimp!--is _that_ so, too?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Back in Jarviston, Ramos found out that she was there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep--sort of.
Chapter 7 of The Planet Strappers by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun holds 416 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 7 holds 416 sentences of The Planet Strappers, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Planet Strappers by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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