Chapter 13 of The Time Armada is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Time Armada is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Inside Venus compensation limit, sir. They've taken over. Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve. Secondary check please, sergeant." Space had been monotonous.
Chapter 13 of The Time Armada is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “Secondary check please, sergeant."”
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
From this reading “"Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.”
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
From this reading “Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “"Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.”
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading “Space had been monotonous.”
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
From this reading “Secondary check please, sergeant."”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “Secondary check please, sergeant."”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “"Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Space had been monotonous.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Space had been monotonous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading Space had been monotonous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
above and across; more than
From this reading They've taken over.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Space had been monotonous.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They've taken over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They've taken over.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.
Chapter 13 of The Time Armada by Fox B. Holden holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 13 holds 157 sentences of The Time Armada, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Time Armada by Fox B. Holden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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