Chapter 3 of Delay in Transit is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Delay in Transit is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was. A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it. Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically. But he could see through technicalities. The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
Chapter 3 of Delay in Transit is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.”
past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain
From this reading “Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically.”
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading “Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.”
restricted to something
From this reading “Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.”
plural of “technicality” — the state of being technical as in the use of technical terms or methods
From this reading “But he could see through technicalities.”
with regard to technique
From this reading “Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically.”
plural of “tendon” — a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
From this reading “The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.”
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In this reading “Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.”
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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 A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he could see through technicalities.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he could see through technicalities.
past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain
From this reading Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he could see through technicalities.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
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From this reading Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But he could see through technicalities.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
not in physical motion
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
restricted to something
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
plural of “technicality” — the state of being technical as in the use of technical terms or methods
From this reading But he could see through technicalities.
with regard to technique
From this reading Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically.
plural of “tendon” — a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that Murra disdained the obvious, technically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But he could see through technicalities.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Strictly from the other side of the Galaxy, which she was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tendons in his hands ached and his mouth was dry, though not with fear.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
From this reading A woman can be slender and still be womanly beautiful, without being obvious about it.
Chapter 3 of Delay in Transit by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 444 sentences of Delay in Transit, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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