Chapter 3 of Inside Earth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Inside Earth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind. On Valgolia she has fangs. Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair. "What's the matter, Con?" she asked. "You look pretty grim these days."
Chapter 3 of Inside Earth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.”
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading “"What's the matter, Con?" she asked.”
plural of “fang” — a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
From this reading “On Valgolia she has fangs.”
a female deity
From this reading “On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “"You look pretty grim these days."”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.”
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.”
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.
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.”
In this reading “"You look pretty grim these days."”
In this reading “Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter, Con?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading "What's the matter, Con?" she asked.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "You look pretty grim these days."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
plural of “fang” — a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
From this reading On Valgolia she has fangs.
a female deity
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "You look pretty grim these days."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Valgolia she has fangs.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You look pretty grim these days."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter, Con?" she asked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
above and across; more than
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "You look pretty grim these days."
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Barbara came over and sat on the arm of my chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Valgolia she has fangs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You look pretty grim these days."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Earth they represent the goddess of justice as blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Valgolia she has fangs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, Con?" she asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You look pretty grim these days."
Chapter 3 of Inside Earth by Poul Anderson holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Inside Earth, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Inside Earth by Poul Anderson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 105 minutes of reading across 252 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Inside Earth, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
