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Chapter 2 of Thunder in space is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship. He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said. The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net. The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal. They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
Chapter 2 of Thunder in space is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having no weak points
From this reading “The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.”
an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
From this reading “"Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.”
a toroidal shape
From this reading “The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.”
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading “"Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.”
any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation
From this reading “The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.”
plural of “spacesuit” — a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
From this reading “They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.”
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading “He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.”
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.
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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 "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
having no weak points
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
From this reading "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
a toroidal shape
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
divisible by two
From this reading They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
with resolute determination
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
bordered by a line of things
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
transport commercially
From this reading "Edwards had a beam antenna on his ship.
any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
plural of “spacesuit” — a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
From this reading They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
sullen or moody
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The nose settled firmly into a silicone doughnut that formed a perfect airtight seal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little ship was finally lined up and he blasted forward gently against the small landing net.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He could have tipped the _Sulky_ off on his way down," Blane said.
be dressed in
From this reading They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wouldn't even need to wear spacesuits.
Chapter 2 of Thunder in space by Lester Del Rey holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 2 holds 446 sentences of Thunder in space, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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