Chapter 19 of Treachery in Outer Space is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Treachery in Outer Space is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body. "We've got to find Corbett. Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port. Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!" Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
Chapter 19 of Treachery in Outer Space is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"”
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
From this reading “"We've got to find Corbett.”
wear out completely
From this reading “Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading “"Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.”
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “"Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port.”
plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"”
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
From this reading "We've got to find Corbett.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
wear out completely
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We've got to find Corbett.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got to find Corbett.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
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From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port.
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
with speed
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading Ross nodded quickly, hefted his ray gun, and moved down the opposite ladder.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Never mind, Manning!" shouted Quent Miles as he jumped past Roger's body.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port.
carry out
From this reading Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take the starboard ladder; I'll take the port.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've got to find Corbett.
plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to find Corbett.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Search all the way aft to the exhaust tubes if you have to!"
Chapter 19 of Treachery in Outer Space by Carey Rockwell holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 19 holds 180 sentences of Treachery in Outer Space, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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