Chapter 3 of Code Three is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Code Three is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter. "Maternity!" The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling. Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand. She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
Chapter 3 of Code Three is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
From this reading “The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.”
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “"Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.”
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading “"Maternity!"”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.”
an inclined surface connecting two levels
From this reading “The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.”
past form of “sprint” — run very fast, usually for a short distance
From this reading “Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.”
someone who transmits a message
From this reading “"Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading "Maternity!"
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
an inclined surface connecting two levels
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
past form of “sprint” — run very fast, usually for a short distance
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
someone who transmits a message
From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
Chapter 3 of Code Three by Rick Raphael holds 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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 507 sentences of Code Three, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Code Three by Rick Raphael exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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.
Work through the 102 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 128 minutes of reading across 308 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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