Chapter 2 of Exiles of the Three Red Moons is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Exiles of the Three Red Moons is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fish stared from one to the other, curiously. "Get you out?" he asked. This was madness. It could not happen to him. He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.
Chapter 2 of Exiles of the Three Red Moons is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.”
come to pass
From this reading “It could not happen to him.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “This was madness.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.”
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading “He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.”
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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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Get you out?" he asked.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could not happen to him.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get you out?" he asked.
come to pass
From this reading It could not happen to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Get you out?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It could not happen to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could not happen to him.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading This was madness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It could not happen to him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Get you out?" he asked.
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was Rusty Carter, an ordinary Tele-newsman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was madness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fish stared from one to the other, curiously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was madness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get you out?" he asked.
Chapter 2 of Exiles of the Three Red Moons by Carl Selwyn holds 514 sentences, grouped into 103 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 2 holds 514 sentences of Exiles of the Three Red Moons, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Exiles of the Three Red Moons by Carl Selwyn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 514 sentences, grouped into 103 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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