Chapter 3 of Alarm Clock is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Alarm Clock is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Only one trouble," Stan told him. "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up." "Huh?" "Yeah. They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
Chapter 3 of Alarm Clock is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “"You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “"You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."”
fasten with tacks
From this reading “They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"Only one trouble," Stan told him.”
look attentively
From this reading “They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."”
not only so, but
From this reading “"Yeah.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Huh?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
fasten with tacks
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
look attentively
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
Chapter 3 of Alarm Clock by Everett B. Cole holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 461 sentences of Alarm Clock, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Alarm Clock by Everett B. Cole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 461 sentences, grouped into 93 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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