Chapter 3 of After world's end is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of After world's end is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kel Aran shook his yellow head. "Three loyal companions." His voice was weary. "Jeron has made a hundred plans. Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.
Chapter 3 of After world's end is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"Three loyal companions."”
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.”
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading “"Three loyal companions."”
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “"Jeron has made a hundred plans.”
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading “Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “His voice was weary.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “Kel Aran shook his yellow head.”
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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 "Jeron has made a hundred plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kel Aran shook his yellow head.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Three loyal companions."
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jeron has made a hundred plans.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Kel Aran shook his yellow head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kel Aran shook his yellow head.
ten 10s
From this reading "Jeron has made a hundred plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeron has made a hundred plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kel Aran shook his yellow head.
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading "Three loyal companions."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Jeron has made a hundred plans.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading "Jeron has made a hundred plans.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Kel Aran shook his yellow head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Three loyal companions."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice was weary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was weary.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading His voice was weary.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Kel Aran shook his yellow head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zerek Oom has fanned revolt on a hundred planets.
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