Chapter 11 of The Runaway Asteroid is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Runaway Asteroid is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What?” Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it. “Why not? Hurry up, Gene! We have to go!
Chapter 11 of The Runaway Asteroid is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.”
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading “Hurry up, Gene!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have to go!”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry up, Gene!”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.”
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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 Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading Hurry up, Gene!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We have to go!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have to go!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry up, Gene!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?
a brief written record
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have to go!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hurry up, Gene!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have to go!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zimbardo’s voice had a note of complete incredulity in it.
Chapter 11 of The Runaway Asteroid by Michael D. Cooper holds 414 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 11 holds 414 sentences of The Runaway Asteroid, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Runaway Asteroid by Michael D. Cooper exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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