Chapter 8 of The Space Pioneers is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Space Pioneers is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets. Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways." Logan nodded. "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get." Vidac smiled thinly.
Chapter 8 of The Space Pioneers is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “"This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “"This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “"This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.”
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading “"This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.”
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading “"This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."”
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading “"I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."”
without force or sincere effort
From this reading “Vidac smiled thinly.”
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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 Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
a youthful male person
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
the head of a state government
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Logan nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
by chance
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Vidac smiled thinly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have a boy of my own, Governor," he said, "and I know how rambunctious they can get."
without force or sincere effort
From this reading Vidac smiled thinly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Perhaps a little advice from you will help them mend their ways."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This is highly irregular, Logan," said Vidac to the Venusian farmer, "but I guess you can see the cadets.
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