Chapter 3 of A Son of the Sun is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Son of the Sun is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Look at yourself,” Grief said. “You are twice the man you were when you came on board. You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you. It's the work. It beats trained nurses and business managers.
Chapter 3 of A Son of the Sun is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “It beats trained nurses and business managers.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading ““Look at yourself,” Grief said.”
plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “It beats trained nurses and business managers.”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “It beats trained nurses and business managers.”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.”
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading “It beats trained nurses and business managers.”
two times
From this reading ““You are twice the man you were when you came on board.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
take in liquids
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the work.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
two times
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
at the time that
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It's the work.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
Chapter 3 of A Son of the Sun by Jack London holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 429 sentences of A Son of the Sun, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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