Chapter 3 of Armageddon, 1970 is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Armageddon, 1970 is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave? Where'd you go?" The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve. "Just back to the wall." "Why?"
Chapter 3 of Armageddon, 1970 is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading “They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?”
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?”
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.”
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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 The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Just back to the wall."
a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Where'd you go?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just back to the wall."
go away from a place
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
a borough of New York City
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just back to the wall."
in the direction of
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "Just back to the wall."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The great Indian spun the wheel for a curve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where'd you go?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They were driving out Queens Boulevard toward the colony, and Alan said, "Why did you leave, Brave?
Chapter 3 of Armageddon, 1970 by Robert W. Krepps holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 160 sentences of Armageddon, 1970, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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