Chapter 1 of The vortex blaster makes war is here in full — 679 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The vortex blaster makes war is here in full — 679 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
E. E. SMITH, PH. D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster! Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly. He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being. Death was an abstraction.
Chapter 1 of The vortex blaster makes war is here in full — 679 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading “Death was an abstraction.”
a workman employed to blast with explosives
From this reading “D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.”
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
From this reading “Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.”
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
From this reading “Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “E. E. SMITH, PH.”
the shape of something rotating rapidly
From this reading “D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!”
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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 Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading Death was an abstraction.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Death was an abstraction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
a workman employed to blast with explosives
From this reading D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. E. SMITH, PH.
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
on one occasion
From this reading Doctor Neal Cloud had once been a normal human being, gregarious and neighborly.
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
From this reading E. E. SMITH, PH.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading E. E. SMITH, PH.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!
the shape of something rotating rapidly
From this reading D. Storm Cloud--the Vortex Blaster!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death was an abstraction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been concerned as little with death as is the normal human being.
Chapter 1 of The vortex blaster makes war by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 679 sentences, grouped into 136 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.
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