Chapter 3 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms. "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid." "And how is she, Gunnar? Where is she?" But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
Chapter 3 of Hunters Out of Space is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.”
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “"Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."”
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.”
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading “"Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.”
plural of “rune” — any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
From this reading “"Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.”
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading “"Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."”
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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 "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
in the past
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
react verbally
From this reading But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
a person who is markedly small
From this reading But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
the act of departing
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And how is she, Gunnar?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And how is she, Gunnar?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
a female domestic
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the dwarf did not answer for a few minutes.
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
plural of “rune” — any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And how is she, Gunnar?
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Going to the pool, Gunnar began to wash his bleeding arms.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is she?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, Old Gunnar knew you would be here, Jack Odin, for it was writ in runes of silver long ago that a man will go to the gates of death and brave Old Nidhug the dragon there to find his maid."
Chapter 3 of Hunters Out of Space by Joseph E. (Joseph Everidge) Kelleam holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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