Chapter 3 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Forget something?" He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door. I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow. Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright. Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
Chapter 3 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading “Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.”
past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.”
plural of “lens” — a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading “Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.”
plural of “rack” — framework for holding objects
From this reading “I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.”
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.”
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading “Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.”
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In this reading “Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.”
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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 Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
divisible by two
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Forget something?"
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
plural of “lens” — a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
unpleasantly
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
having a point
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
plural of “rack” — framework for holding objects
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Forget something?"
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pointed at the helmet, hanging back of the door.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I didn't like it, but I put it on, and he took me up, up to the rocket racks on the prow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even through the dark lenses the sun was oddly bright.
in or at the place that
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Smith pointed off to port, where a battered old hull without even a deckhouse or a mast hobbled painfully in the trough of the sea.
Chapter 3 of Cue for Quiet by T. L. Sherred holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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