Chapter 7 of The radium pool is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The radium pool is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We'll be killed, Mortenson!" Steckel declared excitedly. "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!" "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson. "We can make it.
Chapter 7 of The radium pool is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “"Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “"Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Steckel declared excitedly.”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Steckel declared excitedly.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"We'll be killed, Mortenson!"”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"”
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In this reading “"Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"”
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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 "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We'll be killed, Mortenson!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can make it.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Steckel declared excitedly.
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Steckel declared excitedly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We can make it.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "We'll be killed, Mortenson!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
engage in
From this reading "We can make it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll be killed, Mortenson!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
and nothing more
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steckel declared excitedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are only a few of them left," insisted Mortenson.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll be killed, Mortenson!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Those devils will run us through with arrows, before we get half-way across the clearing!"
Chapter 7 of The radium pool by Ed Earl Repp holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 458 sentences of The radium pool, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The radium pool by Ed Earl Repp exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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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