Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Star Men is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Star Men is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer. "Gently, Rega," he said. The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners. The noble surveyed them smiling. Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.
Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Star Men is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading “Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.”
in a rebellious manner
From this reading “Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.”
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading “Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.”
without strain or anxiety
From this reading “The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading “The noble surveyed them smiling.”
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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 Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
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From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.
in a rebellious manner
From this reading Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Gently, Rega," he said.
the act of grasping
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Gently, Rega," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
easily agitated
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
impressive in appearance
From this reading The noble surveyed them smiling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gently, Rega," he said.
without strain or anxiety
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gently, Rega," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The noble surveyed them smiling.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The Space Man relaxed his painful grip on his prisoners.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading The noble surveyed them smiling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The noble surveyed them smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ankova's Story The Martian made a brief nervous sign to the jailer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Defiantly, half contemptuously, Shelby was smiling back.
Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 218 sentences of The Revolt of the Star Men, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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