Chapter 3 of Expedition to Pluto is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Expedition to Pluto is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She complied and called out to him. "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading. Sixty-three--six, west." "Jake! Where are you and what's your reading?"
Chapter 3 of Expedition to Pluto is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading “She complied and called out to him.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “"What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Sixty-three--six, west."”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “"What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “Sixty-three--six, west."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “She complied and called out to him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She complied and called out to him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you and what's your reading?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She complied and called out to him.
inflected form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading She complied and called out to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She complied and called out to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jake!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She complied and called out to him.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She complied and called out to him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Sixty-three--six, west."
being three more than sixty
From this reading Sixty-three--six, west."
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She complied and called out to him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Sixty-three--six, west."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you and what's your reading?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you and what's your reading?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's your reading now?" he asked, and she thought his voice sounded strange as she replied, "Same south reading.
Chapter 3 of Expedition to Pluto by Fletcher Pratt holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of Expedition to Pluto, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Expedition to Pluto by Fletcher Pratt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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