Chapter 3 of Engines of the Gods is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Engines of the Gods is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button. "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food." Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds. "High frequency waves," Kortha said. "That's old."
Chapter 3 of Engines of the Gods is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.”
the number of occurrences within a given time period
From this reading “"High frequency waves," Kortha said.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.”
medium for communication
From this reading “"We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading “Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.”
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading “Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.”
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.”
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading “Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
In this reading “"We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
the number of occurrences within a given time period
From this reading "High frequency waves," Kortha said.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "High frequency waves," Kortha said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That's old."
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
compacted by ironing
From this reading Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
medium for communication
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "High frequency waves," Kortha said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
a protective covering or structure
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
transport commercially
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's old."
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading Kortha looked through the transparent shield in the wall; saw a frozen steak thaw suddenly, cook before his eyes in a matter of seconds.
the act of using
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
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 Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We use radio waves though, throughout the ship, in order to prepare our food."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Guantra went to the wall, pressed a button.
Chapter 3 of Engines of the Gods by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 451 sentences of Engines of the Gods, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Engines of the Gods by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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