Chapter 3 of Combat is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Combat is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Fine," Hank said. "What is your answer?" She remained silent for a long time. Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer. But the world is changing like crazy.
Chapter 3 of Combat is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “But the world is changing like crazy.”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “But the world is changing like crazy.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Fine," Hank said.”
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading “"Fine," Hank said.”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “She remained silent for a long time.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “She remained silent for a long time.”
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In this reading “She remained silent for a long time.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “She remained silent for a long time.”
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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 She remained silent for a long time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.
react verbally
From this reading "What is your answer?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the world is changing like crazy.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading But the world is changing like crazy.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading But the world is changing like crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine," Hank said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading "Fine," Hank said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is your answer?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But the world is changing like crazy.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Fine," Hank said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the world is changing like crazy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally, "I don't claim to have an answer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your answer?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But the world is changing like crazy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is your answer?"
Chapter 3 of Combat by Mack Reynolds holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Combat, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Combat by Mack Reynolds exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 134 minutes of reading across 324 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Combat section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Combat, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
